Vauxhall would have been in Surrey at that time, wouldn't it? Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 5:42 PM Subject: Re: [OEL] 1851 census abbreviation > Hi - > > Yes Margaret. Very puzzling but I managed quite high magnification and the > last letter is almost certainly an "H" and the 2nd a "D" as the left side > of > the character is a straight line. The 1st letter is the one I am doubtful > about, could be either an "O" or a "C"?? > > Agreed also that it relates to Vauxhall rather than Surrey. > > I've tried to imagine what circumstance could have led to this > "Entry/Remark" and the only thing I can think of one of checking, if one > knew who the enumerator was it may shine a little more light? > > Cheers - Roy > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: 20 January 2007 17:17 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [OEL] 1851 census abbreviation > > Hello, > My first impression was that it was ODG...but after that I wasn't so sure, > it > could even by OLC. > > However, I am pretty certain it is not telling you anything about the PAGE > family. I think it is most likely to be part of the process of analysis of > the > information regarding birthplaces. I think it relates to the London > Vauxhall > > rather than the Surrey entry above but can't be sure. > > The other possibility is that it was an attempt at a faithful copy by the > enumerator of something written on the schedule by the householder. It is > certainly most unusual. > > Best wishes, > Margaret. > > > ==================================== > WEB PAGE: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/ > ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=OLD-ENGLISH > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > ==================================== > WEB PAGE: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/ > ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=OLD-ENGLISH > > ------------------------------- > 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 >