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The Parish of Halsall
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1861 Census for Halsall, Lancashire
RG9-2758
Surname Index
From the Census
for Folios 4 to 17
Superintendent Registrar’s District Ormskirk
Enumeration District, No [corner of page with number missing but probably Number 1]
Registrar’s Sub-District Halsall
Name of Enumerator, Mr James Blundell?
DESCRIPTION OF ENUMERATION DISTRICT
That part of the Township of Halsall called the North District commencing at the Boundary of Aughton along the Mill Brook to Harrisons House in Moss Lane thence along Moss Lane to Ambrose House thence along Segars Lane to the boundary of Formby including all the houses in that part of the Township which lie on the north of the said Brook and roads and the Village, the Rectory, Banger’s Green, Aspinwall Lane, North Moor, Cross Lane, Gregory Lane, Morris Lane, Renacres, Lamancha, and the Northern part of Halsall Moss but not including Harrison’s House and Ambrose House.
Transcribers Comments
This piece is easy to read having very neat writing, reliable, consistent spelling and a crystal clear image. There are a couple of spelling variants of birthplaces for which I have added notes.
The enumerator has on a few occasions ignored the following instruction: -
“where there is more than one Occupier in the same house, draw a single line to distinguish each family”.
Whilst he has drawn a single line as instructed he has also, erroneously, assigned a separate schedule number to the additional occupier. Thus, if you are searching for a particular name you will not be presented the complete household. I have marked the few occurrences in the notes, giving the name and age of the head of the other family. Notes are indicated by a link in the census data and may be viewed by following that link.
There is also an error in the schedule numbers around the 114-117 mark. Number 117 is missing and there are two number 114.
From the Census
for Folios 21 to 31
Superintendent Registrar’s District Ormskirk
Enumeration District, No 2C
Registrar’s Sub-District Halsall
Name of Enumerator, Mr John Thompson
DESCRIPTION OF ENUMERATION DISTRICT
That part of the Township of Halsall called the South District commencing at the Boundary of Aughton along the Mill Brook to Harrisons House in Moss Lane thence along Moss Lane to Ambrose’s House thence along Segars Lane to the Boundary of Formby including all the Houses in that part of the Township which lies on the South of the said Brook and Roads including Halsall Moss New Street Plex Lane, Dickinson’s Lane, Halsall Hill, Moss Lane, Park House, Ball’s House and Ambrose’s House.
Transcribers Comments
This piece has clear images and legible writing but the enumerator has a particular difficulty with his spelling. This is also inconsistent i.e. different spellings of the same word are employed arbitrarily. Similarly, capitalization is inconsistent.
The following are examples encountered; they may simply be unusual variant spellings. However, given such examples as ‘dairy made‘ as an occupation, ‘Sent Helens‘ as a location and over 7 different spellings of the word labourer there is some justification in assuming that the majority, if not all, are genuine misspellings. Therefore, I have added the most likely standard and/or local alternatives in the notes.
Forenames
Margret is always used, never Margaret
Mickle for Michael
Cathrin, Cather, Cathren for Catherine
Lidia for Lydia
Marey for Mary
Surnames
Marlynex for Molyneux
Marshell for Marshall
Morcroft for Moorcroft
Presket and Presketh for Prescot or Prescott
Aspinal for Aspinall or Aspinwall
Froster for Foster
Olarton for Ollerton
From the Census
for Folios 37 to 46
Superintendent Registrar’s District Ormskirk
Enumeration District, No 3B
Registrar’s Sub-District Halsall
Name of Enumerator, Mr Edward Blundell
DESCRIPTION OF ENUMERATION DISTRICT
That part of the Township of Downholland Commencing at the point where the South East boundary of the Township of Halsall adjoins the Township of Downholland whence in a straight Line to the Canal Swing Bridge from whence to Moss Lane end and along Mofs Lane to the boundary of Formby including the Hamlets of Barton and Haskayne and that part of Downholland which lies on the Northerly side of the said line and roads.
Part of this District from the lane which leads from the Ship Inn to Blundells Farm in Haskayne is in the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Thomas’s Church Lydiate.
Transcribers Comments
This piece is relatively easy to read having neat but small handwriting. The spelling is generally reliable and consistent and the image is clear. There are a few variants of birthplace names for which I have added notes.
Catherine is always spelt Cathrine
Esther is always spelt Easther
George is always spelt Gorge
Michael is always spelt Michel
The schedule number that lies between schedule number 22 and 24 may read 23 or 28.
The enumerator makes heavy use of the ‘Do’ the abbreviation for ditto. This is then extended by the use of ‘Do Do’, marking the repetition of two previous words. However, the use is inconsistent and sometimes misleading, for instance :-
Example 1
Agr Labr
Do Do
Here the dittos are used to represent the two words in the previous entry.
Example 2
Paviour
Do wife
Do Son
Here the ditto represents not Paviour but Paviour’s.
Example 3
Shoe Maker Master
Do Do
Do Do
Do Do
Here the double ditto represents not Shoe Maker but Shoe Maker’s Wife, Shoe Maker’s Son and Shoe Maker’s Daughter.
Example 4
Farmer of 28 acres employ 2 men
Farmers Wife
Do Do
Here the Do Do is used to mean Farmer’s son as the record is for an 11month old boy. In its proper use the Do Do should represent Farmers Wife.
Users are advised to study the translation for themselves and interpret if required the exact meaning of the ‘Do’ against other information for the record.
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