These Databases were transcribed by Angela Dix as background to the publication of her book - North Curry - A Place in History
How to use these Databases
When you first open a database you will be presented with a table showing all of the records in the database. For technical reasons the NEXT, PREVIOUS, Filters. Find it and Quick Search buttons no longer function and should not be used as they may cause your computer to crash. Information can be sorted alphabetically by column by double-clicking on the appropriate column heading.
Conventions used in transcriptions - The information presented is initially sorted by ID which is the order in which the records appear on the source documents.
In the 1841 Census places of birth are not given. Under the heading Place, Y denotes born in Somerset and N denotes not born in Somerset. A number 1 appears under Households at the start of each new household and the Census No. changes. The latter is not part of the original documentation. Ages are rounded down to the nearest term of five years if over 14 years.
The following abbreviations appear throughout all the Census years
|
h |
head |
fil |
father in law |
hse |
housekeeper |
|
w |
wife if in ‘description’ column or widow/widower if in ‘status’ column |
mil |
mother in law |
vis |
visitor |
|
s |
son |
bil |
brother in law |
gov |
governess |
|
d |
daughter or day/days |
sil |
sister in law or son in law |
ass |
assistant |
|
gs |
grandson |
m |
month/months |
nur |
nurse |
|
gd |
granddaughter |
emp |
employing |
jny |
journeyman |
|
fat |
father |
nep |
nephew |
sch |
scholar |
|
mot |
mother |
nie |
niece |
ser |
servant |
|
bro |
brother |
cou |
cousin |
inm |
inmate |
|
sis |
sister |
lod |
lodger |
gnie |
grandniece |
|
std/sts |
stepdaughter/stepson |
boa |
boarder |
lab/labs |
labourer/labourers |
|
wid |
widow/widower |
wor |
worker |
app/apps |
apprentice/apprentices |
WARNING - Despite the best efforts of all involved no transcription can be guaranteed to be perfect. Early handwriting is difficult to read and this is exacerbated by the damage and discolouration of many original documents. These difficulties together with simple human error in typing can all lead to incorrect transcriptions. All researchers are strongly advised to use these databases as a guide and to check those entries they are personally interested in for themselves on the microfiche records available at the Somerset Heritage Centre using this database as a guide to their location.