Carol I would say Norbury, possibly transcribed from a verbally quoted heavily Yorkshire accented reply, by a Lancastrian enumerator who had never heard of the place....... Regards Geoff in Sevilla > From: Carolgriff@aol.com> Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 02:37:35 -0400> To: west-riding@rootsweb.com> Subject: [WRY] help in reading 1851 census place> > Hi> Can anyone with access help me read this Yorkshire place name transcribed as > Nobbary. 1851 Wigan lancs census.> Its meant to say Mary Battersby. All other census returns have her born in > Wigan but Im thinking this could be a clue. Her maiden name was Horrocks and 2 > of my Wigan Horrocks declare birth place to be Yorkshire in 1 census only. > Ann Horrocks circa 1823 says Leeds and William circa 1821 says N/K Yorkshire.> Its a mystery.> > Mary Battershye> Age:37 > Estimated Birth Year:abt 1814> Relation:Wife > Spouse's Name:Matthew> Gender:Female> Where born:Nobbary, Yorkshire, England> > Civil Parish:Ince > Ecclesiastical parish:St Catherine > County/Island:Lancashire > Country:England > > > Registration district:Wigan > Sub-registration district:Hindley > ED, institution, or vessel:1a > > Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 2200; Folio: 23; Page: 38; GSU roll: > 87210.> > > Thanks> Carol> > > > > > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WEST-RIDING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message