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Russell
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Are this family shift workers ?

Post by Russell » Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:58 pm

Hi everyone

I Just found the following household in the 1841 census.


Piece: SCT1851/689 Place: Inveresk -Midlothian Enumeration District: 2
Civil Parish: Inveresk Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: Inveresk
Folio: 755 Page: 43 Schedule: 182
Address: Smarts Wynd


Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
KNIGHT Robert Head M M 27 Canvass Weaver Midlothian - Leith
KNIGHT Euphemia Wife M F 24 Midlothian - Leith
KNIGHT Eliza Dau - F 3 Midlothian - Musselburgh
KNIGHT Margaret Dau - F 1 Midlothian - Leith
DAY Walter Nephew - M 12 Canvass Weaver Apprentice Midlothian - Leith

It certainly amused me :D :D :D

Russell
Working on: Oman, Brock, Miller/Millar, in Caithness.
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Johnston, Reside, Lyle all over the place !
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Post by paddyscar » Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:08 pm

:lol: Well Russell, those branches of the family would be as different as ....

Wonder what they said when the babies got their sleeping and waking hours turned around?

Thanks for the chuckle!
Frances
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Russell
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Post by Russell » Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:29 pm

Hi Frances

At least they didn't call the children
Circadia and Diurnal :D

Russell
Working on: Oman, Brock, Miller/Millar, in Caithness.
Roan/Rowan, Hastings, Sharp, Lapraik in Ayr & Kirkcudbrightshire.
Johnston, Reside, Lyle all over the place !
McGilvray(spelt 26 different ways)
Watson, Morton, Anderson, Tawse, in Kilrenny
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