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I've come a little unstuck with a census entry from 1851, which I cannot read.
the persons name is William Denial, he is the 8th entry down from the top, a lodger, aged 42. I cannot for the life in me work out what his Job title is.
Does anyone recognise what it might be?
On the 1841 and 1861 it states Engine Tender 1851 looks about the same.
'' No one knows who we are or where we are going until we have been and gone ''.
Researching the following families;
Kitchin & Sharpe, Cumberland, Canada, USA : Dixon, Lancashire, Westmorland, USA
Fell & Hanslow, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, USA Australia.
Guess, Buckinghamshire : Meakins, Northamptonshire
Census data courtesy & Copyright, of the UK National Archives
The second word is Mason , cant make out the first bit , sorry
sorry i read it again and i dont think it says mason , maybe you could get it photocopied on a3 and it maybe clearer to read , just a thought
Hello hazelnut
My translation 'enginetester'
If you go to www.genuki.co.uk there is a 1852 Whites trade directory on line.....you maybe able to pick up an employer.....
•Denial Brothers, (Alexander, Joseph, Abraham, & John,) steel & file manufacturers, & merchants, Foundling Works, 217 Rockingham street; house: Pye bank
•Denial Alfred, victualler, Golden Lion, Forge lane
•Denial Elizabeth, dressmaker, 130 Watery lane
Elsabels
I think the writing of this word looks different to the rest of the page. I think what is after it may be a signature of whoever added it.
I make it 11 letters and I think that:
2,5,& 8 are the same possibly n or u
4,7 & 10 are the same possibly e
6 & 9 are the same possibly t
this would give the odd word Ingententer or Jugententer
I may be wildly wrong but just a thought.
Regards
David
Regards David
Families: Ross (Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester) Larrance (Portsea, City of London) Wood (Islington, Walthamstow) Heaton (Gateshead, Lynton, Walthamstow)
It looks like Inginetender mann to me. Probably couldn't spell.Maybe meant to be Engine tender man or Mann was the name of the firm
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It looks like Inginetender mann to me. Probably couldn't spell.Maybe meant to be Engine tender man or Mann was the name of the firm
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Hi
I make it "Ingententer" as well. Engine Tender by translation!!
Said as one word and recorded phonetically, I reckon. Yorkshire accent???
Mark
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I've come a little unstuck with a census entry from 1851, which I cannot read.
the persons name is William Denial, he is the 8th entry down from the top, a lodger, aged 42. I cannot for the life in me work out what his Job title is.
Does anyone recognise what it might be?
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hamd01
It looks like I N G E N S T E N T E E but more than that I'm afraid I can't offer. I've never heard a word of that kind before or an occupation anywhere near to resembling it.
Census Enumerators were, and still are, required to be sufficiently literate to be able to write and spell words properly without making 'educated' guesses.
There's no word in the Collins Dictionary of the English Language that looks anything like it either.
Have you tried contacting Records to ask for an explanation? The Scottish Records Office usually oblige with this sort of thing!
Regards
Chiad Fhear
Hi, I put the word Ingentenor into google and found a mention on the Mount Zion grave yard sales, Halifax of all places, it reads Ely Mitchell, place Thornton, occupation Ingententor, unfortunately it doesn't say what sort of occupation it was, at least you know the spelling is correct, a little more research might turn up what it means, sorry I can't be more helpful.
Laurie
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