On the census, does anyone know what ''Shire Hoss'' in Northampt

Question: On the census, does anyone know what ''Shire Hoss'' in Northamptonshire means as place of birth!? !?

I wondered if Hoss is an abbreviation for something!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

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1891 Census
6 Records found

Piece: RG12/126 Place: Pancras -London Enumeration District: 4
Civil Parish: St Pancras Ecclesiastical Parish: Old St Pancras
Folio: 114 Page: 11 Schedule: 69
Address: 15 Goldington Crescent

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Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
HODGES Samuel Head M M 37 House Decorator(Notem) Northamptonshire - Spratton
HODGES Lizzie Wife M F 36 London - St Pancras
HODGES Lizzie Dau - F 16 Music Teacher(Em'ee) London - Islington
HODGES Mary Ann Dau - F 14 Clerk (Insurance)(Em'ee) London - Islington
HODGES Sophia Dau - F 12 Scholar London - Islington
HODGES Charles S Son - M 5 London - St Pancras
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Look here and see if anything makes any sense!. Good luck and happy hunting!.

http://books!.google!.com/books!?hl=en&q=Sh!.!.!.

(Personally, I think it's a specific place name, but am unfamiliar with your time zone and geography!.)Www@QuestionHome@Com

Did you get this information from Ancestry!.co!.uk!? If so, it may simply be a transcription error!. You need to look at the actual census image to see what it is!.

If you give us some details - those of us with ancestry subscriptions will be able to look at the entry and offer a second opinion!.

good luck!
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It could possible mean born in the 'Shire Horse Pub', which was in Kettering!.

Census abbreviations/spellings are notorious for making us family researchers pull our hair out!.

Yes, it is Spratton, Northamptonshire!. (from freecen)Www@QuestionHome@Com

UK answer!.
"Hoss" in Nottingham dialect means horse, and shire is quite possibly a very large horse or "hoss"!. So I would agree with the lady who says it was a pub!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

CONTEXT is what is required!.
Which census year & what are the page references!?

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It can be short for Hostel or Hospital!.Www@QuestionHome@Com