Genealogy Chat

1861 census, head is Thomas Randle b abt 1831 in Lenham, Kent. Trying to read the name of the Cottage they are living in. Looks like ----- Wood Cottage to me?? Any bright ideas please! Thanks. Maz. XX

could it be Forest Wood?? It's definitely an F atthe start - if you compare it to the Fruitere down the page. Other suggetsion is Ferret Wood

thanks Zoe - I'll see if anyone down that way has heard of Ferret Wood or similar! Maz. XX

Well his wife's name is Frances and the F in her name doesn't look the same as the letter in the address. It looks like an E when compared to Edmond but I can't work out the word at all. Will keep trying. Daisy

On the pages before, and the page after, it looks like _ariot wood Cottages. Can make out that first letter though. Maybe Harriot Wood?? It's not a C as it is different to the C in Cottages. Could be an E, as it is like the one in Elizabeth.

I think it looks like a 'G' but the top half has disappeared slightly due to the angle of the pen nib...just looks very similar to the 'G' on George on that page. I thought it said Garnet Wood Farm on that page - but flicking through the other pages it looks like something different on each one LOL. Sorry!

Hard one - I notice at the end of the cottages there is a pub called the Fox Hunters. Any way you could google for its addy and perhaps if its still there ...........

oooh I just popped off for lunch and now look lol!! I've spoken to m-i-l (its her ancestor!) and she can't think of a Wood near Lynsted! I will get her to drive round the village at some point and see if anything is still there. I do tend to agree with Daisy tho - the first time I saw it I thought it was an 'E', but I can't make sense of it based on that! Thank you everyone so much for taking the time to look. I will have a look for that pub too! Maz. XX

I've multimapped it and zoomed into the area just in case the name still exists but can't find it anywhere. Anyone got an old map? Daisy

I think it is Erriott Wood having googled I cam up with this website of use may be? www.lynsted-society(.)co(.)uk/html/lynsted_parish_overview.html Good luck Kim

Greeting's Again Maz..... I agree with Kim .. it's.... ERRIOTT WOOD If you go to the 1881. Census (which is the clearest ) Click on Kent Then Lynsted Then click on District No. 6. Description of enumerater's District It's the same run of Street names as the 1871 & District No. 7 for the 1861. Census It's District 7 for the Census you were looking at MIKE.

thank you Kim and Mike, and also Chris who pm'd me - Erriott it is then! Maz. XX