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Dwelling place: A Shed
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Unknown | Report | 27 Aug 2004 10:51 |
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I have just been on the 1881 census (LDS site) looking at Limpenhoe, where my gt grandparents lived. I was looking at next and previous households to get an idea of how large a place it was. There were 46 households, including a grand house with servants, 2 grocer's shops and of course a pub. Most of the inhabitants were labourers/farm workers and the address is just Limpenhoe. But one chap, a drover, had as his dwelling "A Shed, Limpenhoe". Doesn't sound like a des res to me, more in need of a makeover! |
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VIVinHERTS | Report | 27 Aug 2004 11:01 |
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Helen, Probably a drovers hut in the middle of nowhere! Wonder what it would be worth now? LOL Viv |
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Ann | Report | 27 Aug 2004 11:02 |
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I saw someone on 1891 listed as 'a tramp, sleeping in a hayloft' -I am amazed that the enumerator bothered to check if someone was living there in the first place!!! |
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Maureen | Report | 27 Aug 2004 15:47 |
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In the parish records of Seaton Carew Hartlepool for the 1800s there is the death of a child recorded and the residence is given as " a hut on the beach". I thought it was so sad it made me cry! |
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PennyDainty | Report | 27 Aug 2004 15:58 |
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Hi Helen I have some rellies up in Orkney whos address on the census is Root of Tree, I really hope this was the name of their house rather than they actually lived under a tree. Christine |
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Bev | Report | 27 Aug 2004 16:13 |
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not that unusual, my hubby would live in his if i let him lol |
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Bobtanian | Report | 28 Aug 2004 20:26 |
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On one of my wife's rellies marriage cert, the address appeared as " Custom Shed" As they lived near the docks in London thought, " Ok"! .........But it really was a badly written " Custom Street" Bob |
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