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HELP 1 CANT READ 1841 CENSUS

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Annie

Annie Report 24 Apr 2006 22:54

Please can someone help me. I am looking At William and Martha Schofield ref HO 107/-710/2 1841 middx/christchurch/spitalfields/ district 3 I think that the address is 1 Crown Court Quaker Street can someone please confirm and what is Williams occupation? I have not got a clue. Your help would be soooooo appreciated. Thanks Annette

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 24 Apr 2006 22:59

Is the surname accurately transcribed on Ancestry ? What are their ages? Reg

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 24 Apr 2006 23:04

Answered my own question.....it isn't!!! Elizabeth Scofield abt 1839 Middlesex, England Christ Church Spitalfields Middlesex View Record James Scofield abt 1836 Middlesex, England Christ Church Spitalfields Middlesex View Record Matha Scofield abt 1816 Middlesex, England Christ Church Spitalfields Middlesex View Record Wm Scofield abt 1811 Middlesex, England Christ Church Spitalfields Middlesex View Record Wm Scofield abt 1836 Middlesex, England Christ Church Spitalfields Middlesex Reg

Merry

Merry Report 24 Apr 2006 23:06

Reg, It's spelled Scofield on the transcript (and on the image) I can't read it either :o(( The J afterwards will prob be for Journeyman, meaning someone who has served their apprenticeship and is now ''self employed'' Merry

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 24 Apr 2006 23:07

I can't decipher it.........first letter looks like 'C'. But that's the limit of what I can work out...... Reg

Annie

Annie Report 24 Apr 2006 23:11

Thanks everyone for your help. I have got so fed up trying to decipher the page that i thought i would have a scotch now i cant read it at all!!! Thank you so much for your help everytime i think i will give up somebody comes through for me. You are wonderful people!!! Annette

June

June Report 24 Apr 2006 23:12

Source information: HO107/710/2 Registration district: Whitechapel Sub-registration district: Spitalfields ED, institution, or vessel: 3 Folio: 19 Page: 31 (click to see others on page) Line number: 6 GSU Number: 438820 Sorry cant read it June x

Annie

Annie Report 24 Apr 2006 23:15

what is a coach mj??? any ideas Annette

Unknown

Unknown Report 24 Apr 2006 23:17

My pennyworth: Address could be Crown or Brown Court, Quaker Street. William's occupation I THINK looks like coach manf (for manufacturor?) Gendocs has Crown Court, Quaker street, WHITECHAPEL in its list of Victorian Streets: www.gendocs.demon*co.uk/lon-str.html nell