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From: "Charlton Booth" <>
Subject: Re: Hernsburn?
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 12:07:54 +0100


Hi Geoff

> >I purchased the 1851 Census index for South Wingate Colliery from the
> >Cleveland FHS.
> >My gr,gr grandfather Charles BOOTH age 33, is listed giving his place of
> >birth as NBL, HERNSBURN?
> > there is a question mark after the place I assume that the compiler has
had
> >difficulty in reading the original, (which I have not been able to check
> >yet) I have looked for HERNSBURN on the map
> >but with no look, can anyone help or come up with an alternative to
> >HERNSBURN.
> >
> Charlton:
>
> I've never heard of Hernsburn, but what about Hipsburn, near
> Alnmouth? I recommend you to do what you can to have a look at the
> original - possibly you will "see" something the transcriber did not.

Many thanks for the above, next stop is to order the original census.
Also many thanks to all others who replied to my query.

All the best
Charlton
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
England

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