Can you confirm this says what its been transcribed as ?

[Guest]

wont say what in case it misleads , Thanks
Should have said its by a Seamans name on a census recordwilliam knight.JPG

[greyingrey]

The nearest I can get is LJ or L & a curly I or L9 Sea or Lea

[greyingrey]

Might it stand for "Leading ??? Seaman" or something ?

[Guest]

thanks ,they have transcribed it as La Sears??

[fran]

Could stand for Seaman,Seas.ie a seaman who goes long distances as opposed to those who stay close to land.Have seen Seaman(seas) on census records

[Guest]

thanks Fran for that idea

[c2ute]

At sea perhaps?

[Darksecretz]

Val do you have the link to the whole page please, the image is very tiny, though I do think that it does begin with 'S' and Sea

[greyingrey]

At sea perhaps?

I thought of "at sea", too, & thought what I see as an "L" could stand for "lost at sea". But that doesn't really make sense if he was on the census/you know he was alive after this date. Unless, at this point, they thought he was lost/thought he might be (unlikely, I guess.) In the unlikely event that it's LJ (or I) Lea, could this have been the captain of the ship ? (no, think that's stupid)

[Janet]

Certainly looks like L at sea which could translate to lost at sea, but as everyone else says if he is lost at sea he would or should not be on the census, because he is not at the house in any case when the census is taken, so that does not make sense. The squiggles after sea probably mean something as well.

Found on Wikipedia
Leading Seaman (LS or L/S) is a junior non-commissioned rank or rate in navies, particularly those of the Commonwealth.


So the squiggle after L could be a g meaning Leading, then sea with a squiggle which might mean ...sea(man)

"By a seaman's name on a census record". So is that a ship census which could explain the lost at sea? If census taken on a ship then he most probably should have been there?

Janet

[greyingrey]

Think yours is the most likely explanation, Janet. Another possibility is "location at sea" but I don't think that rings true somehow

[Christine in Herts]

After everyone else's hard work... I suspect that the first bit is "Lg" = "Leading".

Christine

[Guest]

thanks everyone sorry had to go out , I have been trying to find that census record again and so far no luck ??????????? will have another look

[Guest]

this is the census in 1881 its William Knight I am looking atWilliam Knight 1881Census-RS00010241-4362812_00606 (1).jpg

[Darksecretz]

I have found another record in 1881 but this one is for a William T Knight, (and this time I have posted this on the right thread..lol)

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/browse/view.aspx?dbid=7572&iid=NVYRG11_5636_5641-0048&pid=15972731&ssrc=&fn=William+T.&ln=Knight&st=g

[Guest]

oh thanks Julie but he was born in the wrong place ??? thanks for looking

[Darksecretz]

i cant find that other census 1881 you posted Val, and I cant read it cos its too small (sorry)

[Guest]

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec?htx=view&r=5538&dbid=7572&iid=NVYRG11_5633_5636-0600&fn=William&ln=Knight&st=r&ssrc=&pid=15968057

this is it Julie

that says Lg Seam not quite the same as FMP

[Darksecretz]

ahh I see now... and comparing the letters with others i'd say it begins with a 'L' too.. (after all that!!) :smilee:

[Guest]

I feel like throwing the towel in and giving up this research lark lately? seem to have lots of Brickwalls ? Thanks Julie .