My cousin was very close to our granddad, living next door to our grandparents for many years. He has given me lots of bits and pieces that have enhanced my research.
Our grandparents name was miss-transcribed on the 1901 census and it took a long time to find them but when i did it was obvious to me that the "s" had been mistaken for an "r".
They are living in a road only half a mile away from where my cousin says they should be, but he is adament that this cannot be them as granddad never mentioned it to him.
The names are right.......John and Kate Maudesley.....their ages are right....granddad did work in the docks.......but it says he was born in West Ham, Plaistow....he was not he was born in Liverpool.....But Kate his wife was born in West Ham, Plaistow.
I need to convince my cousin that this is them and that the enumerator got it wrong.....with granddads strong Liverpool accent he may have just plumbed for where gran was born.
Would any of you agree with this????
Kathlyn
Our grandparents name was miss-transcribed on the 1901 census and it took a long time to find them but when i did it was obvious to me that the "s" had been mistaken for an "r".
They are living in a road only half a mile away from where my cousin says they should be, but he is adament that this cannot be them as granddad never mentioned it to him.
The names are right.......John and Kate Maudesley.....their ages are right....granddad did work in the docks.......but it says he was born in West Ham, Plaistow....he was not he was born in Liverpool.....But Kate his wife was born in West Ham, Plaistow.
I need to convince my cousin that this is them and that the enumerator got it wrong.....with granddads strong Liverpool accent he may have just plumbed for where gran was born.
Would any of you agree with this????
Kathlyn
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