I have a atlas and gazetteer of the UK and came across Norby in North Yorkshire adjoining the north of Thirsk and Norbury Moor which is now a suburb of Greater Manchester and all that far from Wigan. Good luck!. Eve Mazery edulink@iafrica.com "A wonderful blend of old-world charm and modern luxury" ----- Original Message ----- From: <MaggieMole@aol.com> To: <west-riding@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 4:16 PM Subject: Re: [WRY] help in reading 1851 census place > > Hi Carol, > >>>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. > > Looking at the image, I'd definitely read it as Norbary: there is a > squiggle > above the r as if the writer changed his mind, and it can look a bit > like > another b. Which would lead, as someone else suggested, to Norbury, > Halifax. > > Hope this helps > Maggie > > > > > Except there doesn't seem to be a Norbury in Halifax: I was thinking of > Norland, and it's certainly not that. Lord knows where it was meant to be! > Sorry to have raised false hopes. > Maggie > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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