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From: John Moore <>
Subject: Re: [SXP] Emmigration
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 14:46:13 +0100
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Anne,
apologies not required

Kevin & Anne Hunt wrote:
>
> You are quite right John, and I do apologise for this.
> The names I am looking for are;
>
> Milton and Kate ROGERS, Milton b. approx 1857 (place unknown), and Kate
> b.1866 Portsea, Hampshire.
> They were married in 1885, in St.Thomas Portsmouth.
>
> Also,
> Dennis and Georgina SULLIVAN, Dennis b.1843 Co.Cork, Ireland, and Georgina
> b.1853, St.Thomas Portsea. They married in 1872 in Sculcoates, East
> Yorkshire.
>
> I have used different spellings for each of these on the 1901 and cannot
> seem to come up with either of them. Maybe im just doing something wrong
> that I cant see.
>
> I would be grateful for any help.
>
> Regards,
> Anne
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Moore <>
> To: Kevin & Anne Hunt <>
> Cc: <>
> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 10:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [SXP] Emmigration
>
> > Hello Brian and Anne,
> > Migration is only one of many reasons for an indivudual or family
> > not appearing on the 1901 census. Lost or misfiled paperwork, names
> > misspelled or poor handwriting at the time, leading to misstranscriptions
> > by the census project personnel during inputting. This leads to the
> > question - are you asking the right question? What are the other possible
> > ways in which the name could be spelt or, if poorly written, misread?
> >
> > Are you asking the right question? also applies when posting to the list.
> > Give the list the names of the people you are looking for. Other people
> > are not as familiar with the name you are researching and may see ways
> > of misspelling or misreading that you do not.
> > Remember - No names, no pack drill - doesn't work on the list.
> >
> > John
> > Catford
> > SE London
> >
> >
>
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