Re: William REED - census location query

"Anne Chambers" <anne@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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According to Google, there seem to be a few Allertons -
one in North Yorkshire; Stone Allerton (or just Allerton)
in Somerset; quite a few references to Allerton in 'the
county of Lancaster', to name but a few - and the county
name looks more like Worcestershire on second viewing.

Yes, it does look like Worcestershire, but I'm not aware of any place with a
name similar to Allerton or Allenton there. But then, who would have
correctly read William's son's name as Shipley on that 1861 census page?

Do you think William Reed did this deliberately ? To have
chosen enumerators with such vile hands that they are consistently
mistranscribed in census after census does seem to hint at forward
planning.

Heh! Right. Especially getting them to write "Kent" as his birthplace in
1871, 1881, and 1891, rather than the true "Ireland".


Dave Moore




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    ... Also Allerton Bywater near Leeds Wakefield, ... name looks more like Worcestershire on second viewing. ... correctly read William's son's name as Shipley on that 1861 census page? ...
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    ... Stone Allerton ... county of Lancaster', to name but a few - and the county ... name looks more like Worcestershire on second viewing. ...
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    ... Yorkshire; Stone Allerton in Somerset; quite a few references to Allerton in 'the county of Lancaster', to name but a few - and the county name looks more like Worcestershire on second viewing. ...
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    ... Anne Chambers wrote: ... His new partner is Julia Hill, but I am having difficulty in reading her place of birth. ... The census reference is RG9/110/60/51, and Julia Hill's entry is the penultimate. ... I know there is an Allerton near Liverpool, but the county name does not look like Lancashire. ...
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  • Re: William REED - census location query
    ... His new partner is Julia Hill, but I am having difficulty in reading her place of birth. ... The census reference is RG9/110/60/51, and Julia Hill's entry is the penultimate. ... I know there is an Allerton near Liverpool, but the county name does not look like Lancashire. ...
    (soc.genealogy.britain)