I am seeking help from someone with access to the 1851 census. The entry for John Young, age 78, living in Newdigate, Surrey (HO 107/1598 folio 130) shows the place of birth to be Hishut, Sussex or something similar. Is it Hishut or am I and the Ancestry transcribers misreading it? If it is Hishut I can find no such place. There is a Heyshott in Sussex. Maybe it is or was pronounced Hiss-hut? Any advice / comments gratefully received ! Alan Mills

Hi many years ago, when FHSs were not allowed to make full transcripts of the censuses, West Surrey FHS produced a household index for West Surrey, 1851. It contains the following record: NEWDIGATE: YOUNG John 78 (Ssx: Heyshott?); Mary 75 (Charlwood) 1598 f.130r So, our transcribers thought it might be Heyshott. At this distance, I am unsure whether the SSX means there was a county entered, or that was the county of the best reading. It appears that SRY is not entered. Chris Willis in Yateley, Hants ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Mills" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 8:27 PM Subject: [SRY] 1851 census query >I am seeking help from someone with access to the 1851 census. The entry >for John Young, age 78, living in Newdigate, Surrey (HO 107/1598 folio 130) >shows the place of birth to be Hishut, Sussex or something similar. Is it >Hishut or am I and the Ancestry transcribers misreading it? If it is Hishut >I can find no such place. There is a Heyshott in Sussex. Maybe it is or was >pronounced Hiss-hut? Any advice / comments gratefully received ! > Alan Mills >

Hi Alan, I have noted the response to your query and trust the following will help you. John Young was a lodger at the time and I have copied the full entry in the 1851 census, (The place is clearly SELHURST). Here is the full entry. 1851 Census: Address Newdigate Village Surrey ROFFEY James 38 Head Carpenter Born Leigh Surrey ROFFEY Sarah 33 Wife Born Newdigate Surrey ROFFEY John 9 Nephew Scholar Born " " ROFFEY Sarah 8 Daughter Scholar Born " " YOUNG John 78 Lodger Ag.Labourer Born Selhurst Surrey YOUNG Mary 75 Lodger Born Charlwood Surrey (Mary his wife ??) Registration District Newdigate Surrey Regards Renee Oz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Mills" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 5:27 AM Subject: [SRY] 1851 census query >I am seeking help from someone with access to the 1851 census. The entry >for John Young, age 78, living in Newdigate, Surrey (HO 107/1598 folio 130) >shows the place of birth to be Hishut, Sussex or something similar. Is it >Hishut or am I and the Ancestry transcribers misreading it? If it is Hishut >I can find no such place. There is a Heyshott in Sussex. Maybe it is or was >pronounced Hiss-hut? Any advice / comments gratefully received ! > Alan Mills > > *************************************** >