can't read names.....

thomsos · Post by **thomsos** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:04 pm

Can someone give me some help with the names on Williamson 1841 census, I have Adam, Barbara, John, James, George, and Rachel, but two I can't read.

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delmarco · Post by **delmarco** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:09 pm

Thomsos

Could it be Edward and William????

Karen

Post by **Tracey** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:12 pm

Transcript on Ancestry

Adam Williamson abt 1796 Ireland Barony Middle Calton Lanarkshire
Barbra Williamson abt 1801 Ireland Barony Middle Calton Lanarkshire
Edward Williamson abt 1833 England Barony Middle Calton Lanarkshire
George Williamson abt 1821 Lanarkshire, Scotland Barony Middle Calton Lanarkshire
James Williamson abt 1826 Lanarkshire, Scotland Barony Middle Calton Lanarkshire
John Williamson abt 1826 Lanarkshire, Scotland Barony Middle Calton Lanarkshire
Rachel Williamson abt 1835 England Barony Middle Calton Lanarkshire
Willm Williamson abt 1839 England Barony Middle Calton Lanarkshire

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:13 pm

Hi Thomsos
I think the youngest is Willm (William) 18months
Could the one under George be Edward? - can see Edw.. aged 8
Best wishes
Lesley

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:22 pm

Tracey wrote:Transcript on Ancestry

Adam Williamson abt 1796 Ireland Barony Middle Calton Lanarkshire
Barbra Williamson abt 1801 Ireland Barony Middle Calton Lanarkshire
Edward Williamson abt 1833 England Barony Middle Calton Lanarkshire
George Williamson abt 1821 Lanarkshire, Scotland Barony Middle Calton Lanarkshire
James Williamson abt 1826 Lanarkshire, Scotland Barony Middle Calton Lanarkshire
John Williamson abt 1826 Lanarkshire, Scotland Barony Middle Calton Lanarkshire
Rachel Williamson abt 1835 England Barony Middle Calton Lanarkshire
Willm Williamson abt 1839 England Barony Middle Calton Lanarkshire

Agreed re Edward and Willm, but where do you get the place of birth info, as that is not shown on the 1841 census, other than the answer to the question "Born in County?" ?, - or where did Ancestry get it

David

Post by **Tracey** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:29 pm

No idea ? i did a double take - i wonder if its correct ? Thomsos ......................... ?

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:32 pm

Are we talking about Ireland & England as places of birth? That's in the letters E and I. Or am I missing what you are talking about?
I took the end bit: "Barony Middle Calton Lanarkshire" to be where the census was from, whcih is not the usual order...

Post by **Tracey** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:33 pm

Yes - i am going to look over a few of mine tomorrow

Its exactly how it was coppied and paste(d)

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:43 pm

LesleyB wrote:Are we talking about Ireland & England as places of birth? That's in the letters E and I. Or am I missing what you are talking about?

Hmmmmm...... just spotted that each entry in the transcription ends with "Barony Middle Calton Lanarkshire", - a bit misleading as that refers to the place of the census, not the place of birth .....

In other words, the transcription should be ............

Barony Middle Calton Lanarkshire

Adam Williamson 45 I
Barbra Williamson 40 I
John Williamson 15 Y
James Williamson 15 Y
George Williamson 20 Y
Edward Williamson 8 E
Rachel Williamson 6 E
Willm Williamson 18(?)m E

To start putting in derived years of birth, is, I think, potentially misleading.

David

thomsos · Post by **thomsos** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:21 pm

Thanks all,
I have another little anomaly, when looking at all census, I see that they are in age order, but if you notice George aged 20 is placed after John and James who are 15, is this normal, or is there a mistake here, I am having trouble tracing George, as you can see in an earlier post - help needed
thomsos