I wondered if Hoss is an abbreviation for something!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Position:Home>Genealogy> On the census, does anyone know what ''Shire Hoss'' in NorthamptQuestion: 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
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: http://freecen!.rootsweb!.com/cgi/search!.p!.!.!. 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 --------------------------------------!.!.!. 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 Www@QuestionHome@Com 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! Www@QuestionHome@Com 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!? Www@QuestionHome@Com It can be short for Hostel or Hospital!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |