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    1. [ENG-SHROP] Deciphering of place name
    2. David Steel

    3. In pursuit of an elusive ancestor, I am trying to decipher a place of birth on the 1851 census. It's in Shropshire - the nearest I can get is "Sheson Nerlbury". If anyone would be kind enough, it can be seen at:- <users.tpg.com.au/u3attg/vp/emmawhittington2pob.tif> ignore the "Staffordshire"; that's the next entry. Many thanks. David Steel Adelaide, South Australia

    12/10/2010 01:05:21
    1. Re: [ENG-SHROP] Deciphering of place name
    2. Michael J Hulme

    3. Hello David Will you please quote the page reference for this query. It should be HO.107 Piece ???? Folio ?? Page ?? together with the name and age of the person you are researching so that we can look at the full page and try to come up with the answer for you. Mike Shropshire, UK ____________________________________ On 10/12/2010 09:35, David Steel wrote: > In pursuit of an elusive ancestor, I am trying to decipher a place of birth > on the 1851 census. > > It's in Shropshire - the nearest I can get is "Sheson Nerlbury". > > If anyone would be kind enough, it can be seen at:- > <users.tpg.com.au/u3attg/vp/emmawhittington2pob.tif> ignore the > "Staffordshire"; that's the next entry. > > Many thanks. > > David Steel > Adelaide, South Australia > > > > REMEMBER - The question you are asking may have already been answered. > Threaded Archives at - > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS/Archives > > Searchable Archives at - > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

    12/10/2010 09:48:34
    1. Re: [ENG-SHROP] Deciphering of place name
    2. Peter Booth

    3. David, It would have been helpful to know who we were looking for and put the place name in some sort of context. I have no suggestions for the first word, but the last looks like Westbury. A less likely option is Norbury. My suggestion would be to look at earlier and later censuses if possible, or see if any siblings were born in the same location. I also find it sometimes helps to look an placenames on both Ancestry and Find My Past where you often find varying spellings. Peter in Sydney

    12/10/2010 01:59:23