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Member Since: March 2008 Posts: 202 Send Message	Pamela	Report	26 Oct 2008 06:38
Member Since: March 2008 Posts: 202 Send Message	hello could anyone please interperet an 1881 census record for emily harris rg 11/2850 in the last column for deaf and dumb etc is something written and I cant read Help would be appreciated Pam
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 4,828 Send Message	Julcoe	Report	26 Oct 2008 07:07
	Looks like 'Som' Comparing the writting, I would say that it was added by the person who was marking the paper after the actual census 'taking' If you look at her place of birth it just says " Frome Sumes Burnes" but 'Somerset' has been added on the transcription page. Could 'Som" have been added to indicate which county ?
	Researching: Ablett, Baldwin, Coombe, Daniels, Edkins, Pascoe, Prowse, Seager
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 24,447 Send Message	Dea	Report	26 Oct 2008 07:13
	It says 'Som' - short for Somerset - it relates to Frome etc in the previous column. Dea x