When Mary previously asked about this census in 2005 the 'Abervale' place of birth for Mary HOOLEY was suggested to be Ebbw Vale, and advice was also given where to look for a Catholic baptism for a child born there. See http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/glamorgan/2005-11/1131585628 Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen D'All" <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 12:59 PM Subject: Re: [GLA] GLA puzzle with 1861 Census > Hello Mary > I have looked on Ancestry = Eleanor's birthplace has been transcribed as > Coal Brook Vale, Devon - the word Devon on the original appears to have > been added in a different hand however. The transcription for Mary Ann's > birthplace is Abervale, Monmouthshire - the only word that is clear in all > that (to my eyes) is Abervale. > As for Eleanor, the location in the way it is written is at odds with > everything else on the page - firstly, when a person is from Ireland, the > country name is all that appears. When the location is Wales or England it > is written county first, followed by the town ie "Glamorgan, Cardiff". > That being said, I cannot decipher what is written in for Eleanor but that > may simply be a case of my unfamiliarity with the area. > Sorry, wish I could have been more help. > I am willing to email the page to anyone who might have a better > interpretation. > Helen > > "Walking the stacks in a library, dragging your fingers across the spines > ~ it's hard not to feel the presence of sleeping spirits" Robin Sloan > > > > -- > > To send to the list send to [email protected] > GLAMORGAN Family History Mailing List archives etc. are at > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/WLS/GLAMORGAN.html > - > This site has been prepared to help you use the Glamorgan List > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~glamorgan/ > - > A large amount of information, and a wide variety of useful links, may be > found at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/ > > - > The South/West Wales Lookup Exchange and Gareth's Help Pages > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~walesle/wal/AW.html and > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ukwales2/hicks.html > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message