The word in the second line should, I think, be TAMWORTH, not Tanworth, (pronounced "Tam'orth), WAR being an abbreviation for Warwickshire. Regards John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Turner" <peterct1945@yahoo.co.uk> To: <Eng-Warks-Birmingham@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 4:54 PM Subject: [B'ham] Interpretation? > This is a transcript from the 1851: > > Head: CHINN, William > Name Relationship Mar Age Sex Occupation Birthplace > William CHINN Head M 53 M Gardener Tanworth-WAR > Elizabeth CHINN Wife M 52 F --- Broom-WAR > Harriett CHINN Daur U 26 F Laundress Birmingham-WAR > Ezekiel CHINN Son - 8m M --- Birm-WAR > Address: Tennant St 21 Court 1 House, Birmingham > Census Place: Birmingham ---, Warwickshire > PRO Reference: HO/107/2052/215-47 > > ***************************** > And from the LDS: > > EZEKIEL CHINN > Christening: 05 JAN 1851 Saint Thomas, Birmingham, Warwick, England > > Parents: > Father: WILLIAM CHINN Family > Mother: HARRIET > Source Information: > Batch No.: Dates: C041171 1829 - 1853 > ******************************************************** > And, GRO > Registered as Wm Ezekiel Chinn, Sep 1850, Bham XVI 408 > > Appart from the obvious - is there another interpretation? > > Peter Turner > > > Peter Turner (Birmingham, UK) > peterct1945@yahoo.co.uk > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > _____________________________________________ > Tracing Ancestors in Birmingham: > http://www.bham.de/ > > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: > ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Not being picky but TaMworth is in Staffordshire. TaNworth( in Arden) is Warwickshire Michele On 1 Dec 2006, at 10:58, john dodd wrote: The word in the second line should, I think, be TAMWORTH, not Tanworth, (pronounced "Tam'orth), WAR being an abbreviation for Warwickshire. Regards John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Turner" <peterct1945@yahoo.co.uk> To: <Eng-Warks-Birmingham@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 4:54 PM Subject: [B'ham] Interpretation? > This is a transcript from the 1851: > > Head: CHINN, William > Name Relationship Mar Age Sex Occupation Birthplace > William CHINN Head M 53 M Gardener Tanworth-WAR > Elizabeth CHINN Wife M 52 F --- Broom-WAR > Harriett CHINN Daur U 26 F Laundress Birmingham-WAR > Ezekiel CHINN Son - 8m M --- Birm-WAR > Address: Tennant St 21 Court 1 House, Birmingham > Census Place: Birmingham ---, Warwickshire > PRO Reference: HO/107/2052/215-47 > > ***************************** > And from the LDS: > > EZEKIEL CHINN > Christening: 05 JAN 1851 Saint Thomas, Birmingham, Warwick, > England > > Parents: > Father: WILLIAM CHINN Family > Mother: HARRIET > Source Information: > Batch No.: Dates: C041171 1829 - 1853 > ******************************************************** > And, GRO > Registered as Wm Ezekiel Chinn, Sep 1850, Bham XVI 408 > > Appart from the obvious - is there another interpretation? > > Peter Turner > > > Peter Turner (Birmingham, UK) > peterct1945@yahoo.co.uk > Send instant messages to your online friends http:// > uk.messenger.yahoo.com > _____________________________________________ > Tracing Ancestors in Birmingham: > http://www.bham.de/ > > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: > ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > _____________________________________________ Tracing Ancestors in Birmingham: http://www.bham.de/ Any problems, please contact the List Admin: ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM- admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WARKS- BIRMINGHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message