deciphering.....

angel · Post by **angel** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:40 pm

Hello everyone

A friend of mine needs some deciphering done it is a coment at the side of the census and starts husband is (something) & either moving or mowing. Can anyone help please?

http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... p?pos=-504

I have told how wonderful you all are and given her the site so she can join.

Heather

Gallery URL revised - AndrewP

Skene Dhu · Post by **Skene Dhu** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:38 am

Hi Heather,

Seems a tough one here, but it could read

Husband is in Prison or Husband is in Poorhouse

A M Owing could be the name of the Enumerator.

John

StewL · Post by **StewL** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 3:31 am

Loks to me that it says husband in prison A M owing

Could that mean Aliment money owing or something like that?

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 11:34 am

Hi Heather

I agree with John
'Husband is in Poorhs'. The upper margin entry appears to say something about 'Charity' too.

There isn't enough from the rest of the writing to confirm whether this is his usual way of writing a lower-case 'h'

A.M. Owing could be the enumerators name as suggested but a look at the district pages would be needed to check that out.

Russell

angel · Post by **angel** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 1:40 pm

Hello everyone

http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... p?pos=-510

I have scanned the rest of the census and it is on the gallery unthe title of 'the rest of the census'. It is from 1841 census for England. Hope this helps.

Heather

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 3:02 pm

Bother!!

There are only two other lower case 'h's in the whole page and neither looks like like it might match.
His 'T's look like J and his 'R' looks like a K without the extra flourish.

I'm stumped - I hate to admit.

Even my previous comment about the upper notation 'Charity' appears to be part of an address - not a marginal note.

I would sleep on this one but its not anywhere near bedtime

Anyone else got any ideas???

Russell
P.S. The full page certainly makes comparisons easier.

mallog · Post by **mallog** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 7:45 pm

I agree with all the interpretations but as that doesn't seem to be getting us anywhere I looked at it trying to see any long shots. I notice he does have gaps between letters in words so I wondered if the word after husband might begin with s and be part of next word and could mowing be morning. Could that take us anywhere? I still think the idea of husband in poorhouse best bet so far though.

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 12:56 am

What a toughie!!
My only contribution at the moment is I think what looks like an 'a' is really &.

So - husband is ??
& on (or) m o(u)rning.

I also think there is an outside chance that the 'o' in the last word could be p.

Annette M

momat · Post by **momat** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 10:09 am

Looking at the family name is it Thomson ?
If so this may be Hubby !

On the 1841 freeCen site there is a John Thompson aged 40 born IRELAND in BODMIN JAIL
Type in PRISONER for Occupation.

http://freecen.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl

ninatoo · Post by **ninatoo** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 1:28 pm

Or could the word be a-mooring? As on a boat moored at shore somewhere?

Nina