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Help, Can't read street name on 1861 census

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CuriousFish

CuriousFish Report 31 Aug 2012 12:10

Try as I might I cannot decipher the name of this street on the 1861 census for

Name: Charles Hervey
[Charles Harvey]
Age: 32
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1829
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Hannah Hervey
Gender: Male
Where born: Wilby, Suffolk, England

Civil parish: Norwich Heigham
County/Island: Norfolk
Country: England

Potty

Potty Report 31 Aug 2012 12:17

Somerleyton St?

ChristinaS

ChristinaS Report 31 Aug 2012 12:27

I agree with Potty - Somerleyton

Adeline

Adeline Report 31 Aug 2012 12:29

Surname transcribed on FMP as HORNEY, but it is Somerleyton St.

CuriousFish

CuriousFish Report 31 Aug 2012 12:31

As ever I am grateful to the fantastic genes community.
Well done <3

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 31 Aug 2012 13:28

Always worth looking at the enumerator sheet as that is sometimes a lot clearer to read than the census image

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

JustDinosaurJill

JustDinosaurJill Report 31 Aug 2012 21:50

Somerleyton Street still seems to exist although very short and modern builds.

Researching:
Birmingham: Wood,Benson,Eadie,Wassall. Barnsley: Eadie. Whalsay,Sheltland: Polson,Poleson. Chipping Norton: Busby. Winchcombe: Goodall/Goodhall. Kate MM (Eadie) Meteyard. Sidney Herbert Meteyard - English Pre-Raphaelite Painter and member of the Birmingham Group. Meteyard/Meatyard family.

DIZZI

DIZZI Report 31 Aug 2012 23:12

IF ITS ON ANCESTRY AT THE TOP OF IMAGE IT SAYS DISTRICT PARISH AN THAT
CLICK ON IT PUT DETAIL FROM IMAGE AND YOU GET THE ENUMERATORS LIST OF AREA MAY HELP A BIT

Researching:
FINCH+LOCK+WEAVER+HALES+BROOKINGS+MANSFIELD+HOOK+TITCHENER and STEVEN & ISRAEL WEAVER c1735

CuriousFish

CuriousFish Report 1 Sep 2012 16:19

Thanks again for the help. <3