Hi Ruth, I suspect Jeff is right, and it's Oakenshaw. In the 1871 Census it's been transcribed as Chenshaw, as John says ... but looking at it, it actually looks more like Oakenshaw. In 1861, she seems to have been recorded as Charles E, a son, but the age fits, and the birthplace as "Branspath" ... presumably Brancepath, which is adjacent to Oakenshaw. The marriage entry record records her as Charlotte Elizabeth Taggart, so the initial is also correct in 1861. Karen On 21 March 2015 at 21:28, Ruth via <northumbria@rootsweb.com> wrote: > The 1911 census shows the birthplace of Charlotte Hansen as "Hoksenshaw". > The code (226) is Darlington. > Can anyone suggest the correct placename? Earlier censuses just has "Co. > Durham". > > Many thanks > Ruth > .. > Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please > introduce yourself at the top of every post. > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at > http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Karen Thanks for that -- I entirely agree! Regards Ruth _____ From: Karen Lynn [mailto:karenalynn@gmail.com] Sent: 21 March 2015 23:22 To: Ruth; northumbria@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NMB] Placename - County Durham Hi Ruth, I suspect Jeff is right, and it's Oakenshaw. In the 1871 Census it's been transcribed as Chenshaw, as John says ... but looking at it, it actually looks more like Oakenshaw. In 1861, she seems to have been recorded as Charles E, a son, but the age fits, and the birthplace as "Branspath" ... presumably Brancepath, which is adjacent to Oakenshaw. The marriage entry record records her as Charlotte Elizabeth Taggart, so the initial is also correct in 1861. Karen On 21 March 2015 at 21:28, Ruth via <northumbria@rootsweb.com> wrote: The 1911 census shows the birthplace of Charlotte Hansen as "Hoksenshaw". The code (226) is Darlington. Can anyone suggest the correct placename? Earlier censuses just has "Co. Durham". Many thanks Ruth .. Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please introduce yourself at the top of every post. The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message