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From: "David Lamb" <>
Subject: Re: [SFK-UK] 1881 Census
Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2003 12:02:53 -0000
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Hello,

Danny could be right, but on the other hand, the date of the 1881 Census was
Sunday 03 April, so why should the enumerator have made visits in January,
February, and March? Also, what would the "8" by itself mean? Anyway, if
they were dates, it still would not explain why the numbers seem only to be
found against manual workers' names, or rather, against their occupations.

Regards,
David Lamb (Paignton, Devon, UK)
Interests (Essex): BAXTER, BERRY, EREY, GOLDSTONE, LAMB, MOTT, PARTRIDGE,
SARGENT, TICHBORNE, WEBB, WILLSHER
(Suffolk): BRYNGLOVE, CRISPE, FINCH, PARTRIDGE, PORTER, PRATT

----- Original Message -----
From: "Danny Winter-Hall" <>
To: <>; <>
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 8:29 AM
Subject: Re: [SFK-UK] 1881 Census


> I know it sounds silly but.... could those annotations be dates (ie date
of
> previous visit?)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Lamb" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 8:08 AM
> Subject: Re: [SFK-UK] 1881 Census
>
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I also have often wondered about those numbers. If they were nothing
> more
> > than enumerators' marks to indicate that he had finished a particular
> road,
> > you would expect to find them by names of people with a wide variety of
> > occupations, but I have only seen them in entries for manual labourers.
> > Here are some random examples, all in Ipswich:
> >
> > Timmion RUCE Ostler (8)
> > Catherine BARTON Cook (N D 4/2)
> > Henry CRAWFORD Telegraph Laborer (10/3)
> > Walter C. HALLS Tailor (18/1)
> > Henry BLOCK Foundry Laborer (Office Keeper 4/2)
> > William SILBURN Ostler (8) ((Groom))
> > Alfred ANESVERY Cord Weaver (17/4)
> > Harry HAZELTON Engine Cleaner (Oth 6/1)
> >
> > I have yet to see a clergyman, teacher, judge, farmer (etc.) with such
> > numbers beside his occupation. Does anyone know for certain what the
> > numbers refer to? Might they be the person's wages, in shillings and
> pence?
> >
> > Regarding "Drabbell" I thought at first that it might have been the name
> of
> > the owner of the manufactory (old word for "factory"), but there are no
> > DRABBELLs or DRABBLEs in Suffolk on the 1881 Census.
> >
> > Regards,
> > David Lamb (Paignton, Devon, UK)
> > Interests (Essex): BAXTER, BERRY, EREY, GOLDSTONE, LAMB, MOTT,
PARTRIDGE,
> > SARGENT, TICHBORNE, WEBB, WILLSHER
> > (Suffolk): BRYNGLOVE, CRISPE, FINCH, PARTRIDGE, PORTER, PRATT
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 10:39 AM
> > Subject: Re: [SFK-UK] 1881 Census
> >
> >
> > > In a message dated 1/1/2003 1:29:51 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> > > writes:
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > A new year query for the list
> > > >
> > > > I've just found on the 1881 census the family of someone who might
be
> my
> > > > g-g-m's second husband. The occupation of one of his daughters is
> shown
> > as
> > > > "Drabbell manufactory (B17/5)".
> > > >
> > > > Can sks please explain:
> > > >
> > > > 1) what was Drabbell?
> > > >
> > > > 2) what is the significance of the reference number B17/5? I have
> > > >
> > >
> > > Dear Brian
> > >
> > > I think the 'Drabell' is a mistranscription by the enumerator. If you
> had
> > > included some details I could have looked it up in the 1881 of which I
> > have a
> > > copy. If you would like to send me the names and address I will do a
> look
> > up
> > > for you and see if I can figure it out.
> > >
> > > As for the number, I think you will find that it is put in by the
> > enumerator
> > > as he went on his rounds and has nothing to do with anything else in
the
> > > census. Probably as he finished one street and started another.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > JUDY, nee Elkington
> > >
> > > Researching: ELKINGTON Suffolk, Warwicks, Oxon, Glam, Carmarthen
> > > Northants, Leics Lincs. Somerset and Worldwide
> > > names & family trees [1450-2002]
> > >
> > >
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> > >
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> >
> >
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