After a time away from the keyboard because my computer had a bit of a problem, I want to agree with Michelle, not about the counties, but the pronunciation. Tamworth is not pronounced Tam'oth but TaMworth. Pauline in Tamworth, was Warks, now Staffs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michele Le Resche" <michele.leresche@btinternet.com> To: <eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 11:16 AM Subject: Re: [B'ham] Interpretation? > 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 > > >