Can someone tell me what (sic) means in Census after names Bob
Normally the word "sic" means "intentionally so written" and could used for example to confirm an unusual spelling of a name, to confirm that it is not a spelling error. There may of course be an esoteric meaning in a census, but the normal meaning would make sense. David ----- Original Message ----- From: <bob.newell@ntlworld.com> To: <ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 3:36 PM Subject: [PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT] Abreviations > Can someone tell me what (sic) means in Census after names > > Bob > > > ==== ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT Mailing List ==== > Are they called brickwalls because there is always MORTAR find? > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >
Hi Bob It is not an abbreviation - it is a latin word meaning "as it was written". It is usually seen in a sentence where there appears to be a spelling mistake but is in fact an exact transcription of the original piece. If you say you have seen it in a census, presumably you mean on a transcription rather than on the enumerators return. An example would be Tony & Linda Knite (sic) -----Original Message----- From: bob.newell@ntlworld.com [mailto:bob.newell@ntlworld.com] Sent: 24 May 2005 20:37 To: ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT] Abreviations Can someone tell me what (sic) means in Census after names Bob ==== ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT Mailing List ==== Are they called brickwalls because there is always MORTAR find? ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx
Thank you all for your explanations I am now a bit wiser in the genealogy jargon Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda & Tony" <bestcover@lineone.net> To: <ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 9:12 PM Subject: RE: [PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT] Abreviations > Hi Bob > It is not an abbreviation - it is a latin word meaning "as it was > written". > It is usually seen in a sentence where there appears to be a spelling > mistake but is in fact an exact transcription of the original piece. If > you > say you have seen it in a census, presumably you mean on a transcription > rather than on the enumerators return. > An example would be Tony & Linda Knite (sic) > > -----Original Message----- > From: bob.newell@ntlworld.com [mailto:bob.newell@ntlworld.com] > Sent: 24 May 2005 20:37 > To: ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT] Abreviations > > Can someone tell me what (sic) means in Census after names > > Bob > > > ==== ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT Mailing List ==== > Are they called brickwalls because there is always MORTAR find? > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > > ==== ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT Mailing List ==== > Are they called brickwalls because there is always MORTAR find? > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >