----- Original Message ----- From: "bob gillis" <robertgillis@verizon.net> Cc: <nova-scotia@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 7:21 AM Subject: Re: [NS-L] ARMSTRONG - Stellarton, Pictou - 1912-1951 > Trena wrote: >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <jwyze1@gmail.com> >> Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 5:39 PM >> Subject: Re: [NS-L] ARMSTRONG - Stellarton, Pictou - 1912-1951 >> >> >>> Thank you Bob. According to the 1901 UK census Eric stated that he was >>> born >>> in Fernhill, Worcestershire. >> >> According to the 1901, it was Farnhill, Worces. ... not Fernhill (nor >> Fernwell). He was listed as Eric L. ARMSTRONG, born c1880. > > Per the Ordnance Survey at http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/, > Farnhill is a very small village near Kildwick, SSE of Skipton, on the > River Aire. Bob, Skipton is in North Riding Yorkshire (NRY). There is a Farnhill in NRY, not far from Keighley. The Farnhill in which we found Eric L. ARMSTRONG was in fact in Worcestershire. The 1901 census says Worcerstershire, as does the 1891 census. I found Fernhill Heath Worcestershire (just north east of Worcester on the A38, just south of Martin Hussingtree), which could have been where he was from. With the accent, it may have sounded like Farnhill when the enumerator heard it, and Eric (or whoever gave the info) left off the Heath part. Entirely possible Eric was quite use to saying just "Fernhill", with no Heath attached. Still looking for an actual Farnhill in Worcestershire though. Could be a village of only a couple of hundred people, so not shown on any maps or not easily found. Toni ~ Ontario

Trena wrote: > Skipton is in North Riding Yorkshire (NRY). There is a Farnhill in NRY, not > far from Keighley. The Farnhill in which we found Eric L. ARMSTRONG was in > fact in Worcestershire. The 1901 census says Worcerstershire, as does the > 1891 census. I found Fernhill Heath Worcestershire (just north east of > Worcester on the A38, just south of Martin Hussingtree), which could have > been where he was from. I think that is the village. Not being familiar with the 1901 British census, the Fernhill mentioned may have been an enumeration or election district. On the ordnance Survey online map says: Lower Town Fernhill Heath On the highest resolution map, Fernhill Heath appears to be an open space, or heath just south of a built up area which may be Fernhill (village). With the accent, it may have sounded like Farnhill > when the enumerator heard it, and Eric (or whoever gave the info) left off > the Heath part. Entirely possible Eric was quite use to saying just > "Fernhill", with no Heath attached. > > Still looking for an actual Farnhill in Worcestershire though. Could be a > village of only a couple of hundred people, so not shown on any maps or not > easily found. The only Farnhill in the Ordnance Survey Data Base is the one I gave, If the name is stll in use it should be in tha data base. bob gillis > > Toni ~ Ontario > > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >