The paying website www.findmypast.com has a listing for 1 Joseph John Bush born at sea between 1872 and 1883. You will have to decided whther you wish to pursue the matter in this website. =Peter=

Hi
I have discounted that person, so it's back to trying to decipher the writing on the census.
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The paying website www.findmypast.com has a listing for 1 Joseph John Bush born at sea between 1872 and 1883. You will have to decided whther you wish to pursue the matter in this website. =Peter=

Thanks for that Peter, my JJ Bush was born in 1815, but might be a link somewhere

Hmm the only ...

Thanks for all the replies so far.
These are the details I know

Birthplace by census

1851 Italy, British Subject
1861, P?????? , Mole of Genoa
1871, Italy, Genoa

b abt 1815, d abt 1878

I have checked in the oveseas births on familyrelatives.com, but no trace.

Sorry about that Livio, I read right past the link (blue on blue). My old eyes aren't what they use to be.

One thing for occupation......it's not Saw maker...first letter is definately not an S based on the other capital S's on the document.

The enumerators writing is causing all the trouble ...

PeterTimber wrote:The paying website www.findmypast.com has a listing for 1 Joseph John Bush born at sea between 1872 and 1883. You will have to decided whther you wish to pursue the matter in this website. =Peter=

Thanks for that Peter, my JJ Bush was born in 1815, but might be a link somewhere

PeterTimber wrote:What do you require? please advise. =Peter=-

Hi Peter
I am trying to decipher the writing on the census image.
On the 5th line down, Joseph John Bush, a Sawmaker born in ?????????, Mole of Genoa. Trying to see the word before Mole of Genoa.

Rgds
Fred

Oops I thought I had attached an image.
Trying again

Thanks for the replies

The person I am interested in is Joseph John Bush.

I get errors when I try to attach image, have put on my webspace at http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fredzhedz/bush1.jpg if anyone would like to check it.

Thanks
Fred

Hi all
On the 1861 English census I have found a relative born in 1815, with a birthplace that appears to be something like "Pomescinto, Mole of Genoa".

I have found that Mole of Genoa refers to the harbour at Genoa, but I cannot find "Pomescinto" I am probably misreading the word, but I can find ...