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From: Alison Offer <>
Subject: 1881 Lewisham census -help
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 14:52:54 +1000 (EST)


Hi,

I recently visited an LDS FHC where they had the complete
transcription of the 1881 census - I found a candidate for
one of my ancestors, THOMAS CHESTER, a soldier, which fits
with family stories.

The problem is that there is only a short box on the
transcription for the occupation and his
occupation has been truncated as SOLDIER IN 1ST+. I
presume the original gave his regiment which would be very useful.

If any one out there is planning on looking at a
microfilm of the Lewisham census (not a transcription) could
they please please please have a look and tell me what it
originally said.

His address in the census is:

5, WHATMAN ROAD, LEWISHAM (0739 80 41 134/172)

he was visiting the house headed by James Skipper.

Alison
(on a cold mountain top in Australia)

surname interests:
London area: OFFER, CHESTER, RIDER, MULLINS
Yorkshire(WRY): DEPLEDGE, NIXON, HODGSON, TURTON?, MASON, MILNES?
Shropshire: MAXFIELD, HOLLEYHEAD/HOLLYHEAD/HOLLINGSHEAD, HAWKINS, BALL
Nottinghamshire: HIND, SOMERHAYES, STEVENSON, FISHER, FOX
Lincolnshire: NEWTON
Somerset: MANNING, OFFER, NEWTON
Derbyshire: RHODES, HODGSON, CUPIT/CUPITT, BISHOP

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