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From: "J. Williamson" <>
Subject: Re: [DEV] 1861 census Tavistock Workhouse
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:29:55 -0400
References: <NBEBKLOPEHDMJDOEDDGGAEHGCPAA.judyramsey@ihug.co.nz>
In-Reply-To: <NBEBKLOPEHDMJDOEDDGGAEHGCPAA.judyramsey@ihug.co.nz>


for Tavi workhouse info (and census transcriptions) you may want to have
a peek at my website:

http://home.twmi.rr.com/jpwilli/

Best Wishes,
Julie Williamson
Michigan USA

Judy Ramsey wrote:

>Thanks Alan - I do like the 1861 Tavistock entry - apart from the age (which
>does looks like 51 to me). The John Veal in Clerkenwell is the right age,
>but the wrong occupation - although he is perfectly free to change that
>without asking me first (!)
>
>I do have a problem in the martial status in both of these entries though -
>John was married in 1856 to Elizabeth Ann LOBB, however Elizabeth was only
>16 when she got married - and the first child I have found was born in 1863.
>I will have to try and find her (maybe with her parents) and see what
>information that gives me.
>
>Judy
>New Zealand
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [mailto:]On
>Behalf Of Alan Moore
>Sent: Monday, 24 March 2008 10:43 a.m.
>To:
>Subject: Re: [DEV] 1861 census Tavistock Workhouse
>
>
>Judy,
>
>There is a John VEAL (without the second "e") pauper, in the Union Workhouse
>in Tavistock, 1861, but his birth year is not 1837, it's given as about
>1810. His occupation is listed as "Stone Mason" If you look closely at his
>age on the original image, it could be 51, or it could be something else -
>what do you think?
>
>The reference from Ancestry is: Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 1460;
>Folio: 59; Page: 29; GSU roll: 542816 (I haven't checked this, it's right
>off of Ancestry)
>
>Hope this helps
>
>Alan
>
>Northampton UK
>Looking for MOORES in Thurlestone, South Milton and Hamditch between 1650
>and 1841
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Judy Ramsey" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 9:02 PM
>Subject: [DEV] 1861 census Tavistock Workhouse
>
>
>
>
>>I am sure there is an easy way to find this information - but I haven't
>>found it yet:
>>
>>Could someone please let me know the 1861 census reference (RG9) piece,
>>folio and page for the Tavistock Union Workhouse.
>>
>>I have a note on a scrappy piece of paper that John VEALE (born Devon
>>
>>
>1837 -
>
>
>>mason) was there for this census - but the Ancestry search hasn't found
>>
>>
>him.
>
>
>>Thank you
>>
>>Judy Ramsey
>>New Zealand
>>
>>
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