Examples for Birthplaces
| Enumerator's Entry |
Transcription |
Notes |
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| T |
U |
V |
Y |
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| Sussex
Brighton |
SSX |
Brighton |
Normal
situation |
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| Brighton |
UNK |
Brighton |
x |
SSX? |
County missing Default UNK for county, with suggestion. (Can't assume it's SSX; there are 8 counties with Brighton in them) |
| Sussex | SSX | - |
Placename missing Default hyphen |
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| Sussex
Pulboro' |
SSX |
Pulboro' |
x |
Pulborough |
Placename unclear or incomplete Enter as is and make your suggestion. |
| Isle
of Wight
Newport |
IOW |
Newport |
As is, (NOT HAMpshire) |
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| Hampshire
Newport Isle of Wight |
HAM |
Newport
Isl of Wght |
As is, abbreviated if necessary |
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| Cambridge |
CAM |
- |
Can't
assume it's the town |
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| London |
LND |
- |
As is, even though it's probably MDX |
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|
London |
LND |
- |
As is, even though it's probably MDX | ||
| Middlesex
London |
MDX |
London |
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| London
Southwark |
LND |
Southwark |
x |
Should be SRY? |
Enumerator gives
wrong county Enter As is, with suggestion |
| UNK |
- |
Missing or unknown entry Use defaults |
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| N.K. |
UNK |
- |
NK= "Not Known" |
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| Sussex
Ch******er |
SSX |
- |
x |
? Birthplace
illegible. Chichester? |
Illegible entry. Flag as query. Make a suggestion(?) Let the checker have a go! |
| West
Indies Barbadoes BS |
OVB |
W Indies
Barbadoes |
Barbados |
Overseas As is, abbreviated, with suggested spelling BS="British Subject" |
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| West Indies
Barbadoes |
OVF |
W
Indies Barbadoes |
Barbados |
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| Aberystwyth
Wales |
WLS |
Aberystwyth |
Wales, Ireland, Scotland As is, Don't give the county unless the enumerator does |
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| Sussex
Frantfield |
SSX |
Frantfield |
x |
Frant or
Framfield? |
Non-existent place. Make suggestion(s). Use Mynotes too, if it helps. |