The long way around to the 1861 Census.

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 5:29 pm

Recently I was looking for census records for my 2x great uncle John Longmuir. I found him in Aberdeen in 1841 as a single blacksmith. Then I found him married with a 2 month old daughter in 1851, but the family disappeared by 1861. I found death certificates for both John in 1865 and his wife Margaret in 1868, but couldn't pull a record for the 1861 Census on Ancestry. I went to SP and found it, faint but readable so I searched for John's next door neighbor John Campbell age 37 at 5 Fish Street. His record came right up and I clicked on the View others on this page button. There they were: John, Margaret, Elizabeth and James LANGOVENIR at 5 Fish Street. This is the farthest out misspelling that I've run into yet, but searching for his neighbor worked! The Ancestry records are much more readable than the originals and I wouldn't bother but I'm sending copies of all these papers to my sister.

Keep turning over those stones!

Carol

Post by **AndrewP** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 5:55 pm

speleobat2 wrote:This is the farthest out misspelling that I've run into yet, but searching for his neighbor worked! The Ancestry records are much more readable than the originals and I wouldn't bother but I'm sending copies of all these papers to my sister.

Hi Carol,

The Ancestry records may be a lot more readable, but given the amount of transcription errors that they hold, I would always want to see the original image.

All the best,

AndrewP

Post by **paddyscar** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 10:39 pm

Ah Andrew - your Mum must be proud of you! What a kind and thoughtful way with words, you have. Gave my chuckle a workout

Frances

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:32 pm

The Ancestry records have provided many chuckles for me which tempers the frustration somewhat. I look at the originals for all the key people and then the others as I can afford them. I enjoy a good puzzle and my hair is already gray anyway!

Carol

Post by **emanday** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:44 pm

There are some real howlers!

My GGGrandfather was, according to Ancestry, born in Relehatton, Cryafeshire

That's certainly not what it says on the OPR!

Anyone?

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 10:00 pm

Cmon Mary

This one has me bemused and confuddled. It has rumbled round my brain for a couple of days and I still haven't a clue.

Russell (I would probably end up as Rissole on ancestry.

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Post by **emanday** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 10:17 pm

OK then!

He was born on 14 April 1837 in Toberonochy, Luing Island, Kilbrandon & Kilchattan, Argyllshire so I'm not sure which part of that is "Relehatton" but the "Cryafeshire" has to be Argyllshire

Good this

, innit

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 10:29 pm

Mary

That is both funny and sad. There are folks who have paid good money to ferret out information, often without a clue about some of the names of places their rellies stayed in 100 years ago.
I would demand my money back if I had joined up.

I wonder if GGGfather's cottage is still standing in Toberonochy. A few have fallen, or been knocked down but some look much the same as they did then.

Now I'm nosey though

k Was he involved in the slate quarrying ?
The quarry is now a verry, deeep pond.

Rissole

Post by **emanday** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 10:39 pm

I'd been unable to find that census entry for him till I removed placenames - really frustrating.

As to his cottage - Wha kens, but I lived on Seil, the adjoining island for four years till 2005. Wasn't till I came back to Bristol that I discovered that branch came from there

Bad timing or what?

He was actually a Lithographic printer, but his father and grandfather were slate quarrymen. Must say I've been curious about how he got into that trade.

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