I see your problem........as the enumerator originally wrote Leighton and then wrote over it, it's awfully hard to make out. They left the L there at the beginning though, so we know that much. In 1861 their birthplaces are recorded as Buckinghamshire Linslade (and surname as Backhouse), and looking back at 1871 you can see that it certainly could be Linslade. Regards Alex in Auckland NZ Visit the Wing One Place Study at http://www.wing-ops.org.uk/ --- Margaret Usmar <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello List > > I'm hoping that someone with a greater knowledge of > the county than I > possess, will be able to decipher a birthplace on a > census: > > 1871 Census RG10 / Piece 1561 / Folio 49 / Page > 25 > > William BACCHUS son, 18 labourer born: > Bucks., ?? > > John BACCHUS son, 16 labourer born > Bucks., ?? > > The address is Workhouse Lane, Leighton Buzzard. > > > I've enlarged it, stared at it, done everything > except stand on my head. My > family have connections to Bedfordshire and > Buckinghamshire, and one of the > links between them is the BACCHUS family. > > Many thanks to anyone with better eyesight than > mine! Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com