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Ghislaine Joiner · Joined: 23 Oct 2006 Posts: 7

This is for 1851, Northumberland, Alnwick, page 31:

line 24 occupation?
line 33 name?
line 42 surname?
line 45 surname?

Thanks in advance for any help on these!
Ghislaine

Mispeck · Joined: 04 Dec 2005 Posts: 153 Location: New Brunswick

Ghislaine,

Line 24--the first letter is the same as the L in Laborer above so I think it's Leasehold

Line 33 is an abbreviation, Rod (plus a superscript r or k) the second name crosses over the last letter so it's hard to tell. The second name could be McLood but under magnification the first letter after the L seems to be open on the bottom so I think it might be McLeod.

Line 42, The name is Urquhart, I see Urq?hart (the middle letter is difficult to make out because of the smudge from the tail of the p)

Line 45 The name is Stymiest, I see Stymsest

Debbie

Thomas A. Murray · Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 6 Location: BC

Leasehold makes sense. Often enumerators noted whether one owned the land they worked (i.e., farmer-proprietor) or rented it (farmer-tenant.)

Rod McLeod (M'Leod?) McWilliam was, in 1861 in Alnwick Parish, Roderick McWilliams age 10.

Urquhart is the preferred spelling, however, in 1861, William was 'Urqart'.

Stymiest is the preferred, modern spelling; at least for this branch of the family. Enumerators (or anyone, actually) rarely got it right; and I think the transcriber's (Ghislaine Joiner) version is as likely correct as anyone else's transcription. Peabody is correct. His full name was Francis Peabody Stymiest.

Thomas
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