Hi Listers, I am new to this list and have joined to find out what I can about the LACEY family of Princes Risboro'. The family are living at 35 Back Lane on the 1881 Census, but the first instance I have is 24 High Street on the 1861. At the moment I am finding it difficult to read the first name of the son aged 17 on the 1861 along with his job. His name looks like Laeshaus but the job has got me beat. Also on the 1901 census Ebenezer Moses LACEY is living above a grocers shop in Wycombe but I haven't had much luck deciphering his job either. Any information about the above would be greatly appreciated. Regards Paul in Bulwell Nottingham

On Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:43:54 +0000 Paul Ellis <paulellis110@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: Hello Paul, > At the moment I am finding it difficult to read the first name of the > son aged 17 on the 1861 along with his job. His name looks like > Laeshaus but the job has got me beat. He's Zaccheus Lacey, a Draper's Assistant. You can confirm the name by cross-referencing against FreeBMD; Jun 1843, Wycombe v6 p412. The letters in assistant that look a bit life a p with a riser and a descender are, in fact, a long s followed by a modern s. An educated guess tells me he works in his father's Draper's shop. > Also on the 1901 census Ebenezer Moses LACEY is living above a > grocers shop in Wycombe but I haven't had much luck deciphering his That one's got me beat, TBH. I would hazard a guess at the last word being Operator, and I can see Lino as part of the previous word. Something in the printing trade, maybe. All pretty vague, I know. That enumerator's handwriting was appalling, though. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad never immediately apparent" Bet you thought you had it all worked out Problem - Sex Pistols

In the 1901 census Ebeneezer is shown as a printer's linotype operator In those days the metal letters were produced in small slugs in a linotype machime - which was something like a mad scientists's typewriter with hot lead bubbling away in the bottom. This was opposed to older monotype where individual letters were assembled to form words. The slugs were assembled on a metla "stick" and then taken by an apprentice to the compositor on the "stone" (bench) who would assemble them into columns etc by adding spaces and other type. You really wanted to know that ddn't you! regards Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Rogers" <brad@fineby.me.uk> To: <eng-buckinghamshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 7:22 PM Subject: [!! SPAM] Re: [ENG-Buck] New to List job description and christian name > On Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:43:54 +0000 > Paul Ellis <paulellis110@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > > Hello Paul, > >> At the moment I am finding it difficult to read the first name of the >> son aged 17 on the 1861 along with his job. His name looks like >> Laeshaus but the job has got me beat. > > He's Zaccheus Lacey, a Draper's Assistant. You can confirm the > name by cross-referencing against FreeBMD; Jun 1843, Wycombe v6 p412. > The letters in assistant that look a bit life a p with a riser and a > descender are, in fact, a long s followed by a modern s. An educated > guess tells me he works in his father's Draper's shop. > >> Also on the 1901 census Ebenezer Moses LACEY is living above a >> grocers shop in Wycombe but I haven't had much luck deciphering his > > That one's got me beat, TBH. I would hazard a guess at the last word > being Operator, and I can see Lino as part of the previous word. > Something in the printing trade, maybe. All pretty vague, I know. > That enumerator's handwriting was appalling, though. > > -- > Regards _ > / ) "The blindingly obvious is > / _)rad never immediately apparent" > > Bet you thought you had it all worked out > Problem - Sex Pistols > _____________________________________________ > > Have you considered adding "postems" to "your" events on > www.freebmd.org.uk , giving your contact details? Other researchers will > then be able to make contact. Click on the info button to add your postem. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-BUCKINGHAMSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

First the items you cant read: Benjamin is a Draper & Grocer Leis, age 7 is a scholar Zaccheus is a Drapers Assistant Elizabeth is a housekeeper. Secondly - and most important. 24 is NOT the house number and so is not an address. This schedule number is the number of the form that the householder completed and is only used to locate a particular entry on the census. Hope this helps Sandra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Ellis" <paulellis110@tiscali.co.uk> To: <ENG-BUCKINGHAMSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 6:43 PM Subject: [ENG-Buck] New to List job description and christian name > Hi Listers, > I am new to this list and have joined to find out what I > can about the LACEY family of Princes Risboro'. The family are living at > 35 Back Lane on the 1881 Census, but the first instance I have is 24 > High Street on the 1861. > At the moment I am finding it difficult to read the first name of the > son aged 17 on the 1861 along with his job. His name looks like Laeshaus > but the job has got me beat. > Also on the 1901 census Ebenezer Moses LACEY is living above a grocers > shop in Wycombe but I haven't had much luck deciphering his job either. > Any information about the above would be greatly appreciated. > > Regards Paul in Bulwell Nottingham > > _____________________________________________ > > Have you considered adding "postems" to "your" events on > www.freebmd.org.uk , giving your contact details? Other researchers will > then be able to make contact. Click on the info button to add your postem. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-BUCKINGHAMSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1206 - Release Date: > 01/01/2008 12:09 > >

Sorry just noticed..... Zaccheus is not a son but a servant. Sandra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Ellis" <paulellis110@tiscali.co.uk> To: <ENG-BUCKINGHAMSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 6:43 PM Subject: [ENG-Buck] New to List job description and christian name > Hi Listers, > I am new to this list and have joined to find out what I > can about the LACEY family of Princes Risboro'. The family are living at > 35 Back Lane on the 1881 Census, but the first instance I have is 24 > High Street on the 1861. > At the moment I am finding it difficult to read the first name of the > son aged 17 on the 1861 along with his job. His name looks like Laeshaus > but the job has got me beat. > Also on the 1901 census Ebenezer Moses LACEY is living above a grocers > shop in Wycombe but I haven't had much luck deciphering his job either. > Any information about the above would be greatly appreciated. > > Regards Paul in Bulwell Nottingham > > _____________________________________________ > > Have you considered adding "postems" to "your" events on > www.freebmd.org.uk , giving your contact details? Other researchers will > then be able to make contact. Click on the info button to add your postem. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-BUCKINGHAMSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1206 - Release Date: > 01/01/2008 12:09 > >

Hi Paul His name is Zaccheus and he is a draper's assistant (1861) In the 1851 census :-- Living in Parkfield Solomon Lacey head 40 schoolmaster born Saunderton Sophia wife 34 Loosely Row Benjamin 12 Parkfield Zaccheus 7 do Ruth 1 do Solomon 9 do (Shown in same order as cencus) Solomon Lacey married Sophia Parslow 11 Feb 1836 at Prices Risborough. She was the daughter of William Parslow and Rebecca Lacey. Ebenezer's job in 1901 is 'Printers Linotype Operator' Kind Regards William in a very hot Adelaide South Australia ---- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Ellis" <paulellis110@tiscali.co.uk> To: <ENG-BUCKINGHAMSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 5:13 AM Subject: [ENG-Buck] New to List job description and christian name > Hi Listers, > I am new to this list and have joined to find out what I > can about the LACEY family of Princes Risboro'. The family are living at > 35 Back Lane on the 1881 Census, but the first instance I have is 24 > High Street on the 1861. > At the moment I am finding it difficult to read the first name of the > son aged 17 on the 1861 along with his job. His name looks like Laeshaus > but the job has got me beat. > Also on the 1901 census Ebenezer Moses LACEY is living above a grocers > shop in Wycombe but I haven't had much luck deciphering his job either. > Any information about the above would be greatly appreciated. > > Regards Paul in Bulwell Nottingham > > _____________________________________________ > > Have you considered adding "postems" to "your" events on > www.freebmd.org.uk , giving your contact details? Other researchers will > then be able to make contact. Click on the info button to add your postem. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-BUCKINGHAMSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >