Norman
10-03-2006, 8:49 AM
Can anyone help identify a place name transcription?
After much searching of the English 1871 census for Minnie Mary Mahoney from Cork, I found an entry transcribed as ‘Minnie Maconey’ (ancestry.co.uk) in Wolstanton, Staffordshire. On close inspection of the actual image, I concluded this was indeed Minnie Mahoney - and undoubtedly the person I was seeeking - my 2x Great Grandmother.
However, the birthplace has been transcribed as “??.Clooskiltin”. Close inspection again of the original image suggests the "??" should be read as "Cork". But I cannot do better than the transcriber in reading "Clooskiltin".
Checking on MultiMap in the Cork area, I found no likely places. Google returns no possibilities for "Clooskiltin".
Where might "Clooskiltin" be? Can anyone help identify this place?
After much searching of the English 1871 census for Minnie Mary Mahoney from Cork, I found an entry transcribed as ‘Minnie Maconey’ (ancestry.co.uk) in Wolstanton, Staffordshire. On close inspection of the actual image, I concluded this was indeed Minnie Mahoney - and undoubtedly the person I was seeeking - my 2x Great Grandmother.
However, the birthplace has been transcribed as “??.Clooskiltin”. Close inspection again of the original image suggests the "??" should be read as "Cork". But I cannot do better than the transcriber in reading "Clooskiltin".
Checking on MultiMap in the Cork area, I found no likely places. Google returns no possibilities for "Clooskiltin".
Where might "Clooskiltin" be? Can anyone help identify this place?