Great tip.Thanks. On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 2:45 PM, Geoff Nicholson <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > I would have thought CARR is tricky to record inaccurately! > > > Don't forget that the Scottish equivalent, with the same > pronunciation, is Kerr. Usually a variation on a standard surname will > come next to it, or very close to it, in any alphabetical index, but Carr > and Kerr will always be well apart! It could be that the census enumerator > was scottish, or at least brought up and educated in Scotland, and being > told "Carr" would automatically write it as "Kerr". > > Geoff Nicholson > > > -----Original Message----- > From: C Bridges <[email protected]> > To: northumbria <[email protected]> > Sent: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:30 > Subject: Re: [NMB] CARR > > > Hi Joan - yes census Sunday 5th April 1891. I couldn't find Dorothy. The > certs will definitely help as they will also give a location and this could > narrow down where John William may have been at this time. Enumerators are > notorious for alternative spelling so it is often worth experimenting > although I would have thought CARR is tricky to record inaccurately! It > appears John William had several siblings. Tracking them may also throw up > where he is in 1891/ 1901. His wife Maria Ellen seems to have originated > from Sunderland (Deptford) It may be worth looking in this location also. > Hope this helps. > > > > On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 9:47 AM, J Malcouronne <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > Hi > > > > It could be my John William, his father Jonathan died in the Sept quarter > > 1888 (I've sent away for the death certificate) his mother Dorothy died > in > > the Sept quarter 1891 ( I am going to get the certificate) The > certificates > > should help. Dorothy should be in the 1891 census, weren't they taken in > > April? > > Thanks for getting back to me. > > Cheers > > Joan > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "C Bridges" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 9:54 PM > > Subject: Re: [NMB] CARR > > > > > > > Hi Joan I have found a William Carr 1901 census b. c. 1872 Q Hill > working > > > as a farm labourer. Possible? No luck on 1891 but I am assuming his > > > parents Jonathan & Dorothy are both dead by 1891 census? > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 11:40 PM, J Malcouronne > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > >> > > .. > > Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any > > reply...... Thank you! > > > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at > > http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > .. > Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any > reply...... Thank you! > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at > http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > .. > Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any > reply...... Thank you! > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at > http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > 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 >