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Ancestry Advent Calendar - A census challenge for you

Discussion in 'General Genealogical Queries' started by Alexander Bisset, Dec 2, 2013.

  1. Alexander Bisset

    Alexander Bisset Administrator Staff Member

    An interesting little challenge on Ancestry today...
    I thought forum users who hadn't seen this may be interested. Don't of course go and post the answer here and spoil the fun for everyone unless you first highlight the answer text and change it's colour to white so its hidden (white on white text can't be seen until you highlight the text!!).

    ie: you can prove you've found the answer by hiding your answer, when you post it, as white text on a white background rather than posting it as normal text and spoiling the fun for everyone else.
     
    Alexander Bisset, Dec 2, 2013
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  2. Tim

    Tim Megastar and Moderator Staff Member

    Well this one strikes me as being a little odd

    Occupation: Skinner Fellmonger
    Street: Ock Street

    Highlight between the lines.
     
    Tim, Dec 2, 2013
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  3. Liberty

    Liberty LostCousins Megastar

    I have some of those in my tree (I really do) so no longer seems odd to me.
     
    Liberty, Dec 2, 2013
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  4. Britjan

    Britjan LostCousins Star

    Well this one was on FMP , the image makes it seem that the transcription is "reasonable", and you can check recent "sightings" in G***shire which give some credence to the occupation. My Smith family who I have only just traced to London were boring in comparison.
    SMITH, Thomas Head Married M 34 1847 Cat Proprioter Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
     
    Britjan, Dec 2, 2013
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