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[RustyH]

Hi All,

Hope everyone is well.

I wonder if any one could have with a deciphering the first word in the below disability.

It's something in both legs



Many thanks

[Pam Downes]

It's always handy to be able to compare the other writing on the page.
We need name, age, where living, with those details being as indexed on the site you were using. Also need to know which site because FMP and Ancestry don't always agree on the transcript.
Plus, of course, the relevant census year. (I'm presuming you've checked other census to see if the disabliity is mentioned on those if the person is still living.)

Pam

[Megan Roberts]

The word is "cripple".

[christanel]

The word is "cripple".

I agree.
Christina

[fullscott]

The word is "cripple".

Agreed.

"Cripple
Both legs"

[RustyH]

Thank you all, very much appreciated

I have a family member in my tree that this is listed against in the 1901 census, but the 1891, 1881 and 1871 census does not list this disability against her name.
The 1901 census also shows her as a shirt maker but working from home (living with her parents). She is 32 on the 1901 census and from what I can see so far she didn't marry.

On the 1891 census though, she is showing as being 23 yrs old, and not employed. By their 20's, alot of ladies in that period were getting married, and certainly in some form of employment when living with parents at that age. So even though she does not have a disability listed in the earlier census, Im wondering if this might be a clue to her having the disability earlier in her life than just the 1901 census.

Speculation only I guess!!

If I was to obtain it, did the birth certs back in 1867 show disabilities at birth?

[Pam Downes]

If I was to obtain it, did the birth certs back in 1867 show disabilities at birth?

Think I'm pretty safe in saying 'no' to that question.
Civil registration is about registering certain facts about the birth of a child, i.e. where, when, names of child and parents, etc. There is no column regarding any disabilities. Besides which, unless it's something very obvious such as a missing limb most disabilities aren't known about that early in life. Nowadays doctors might be able to detect certain medical conditions but that's only because of the advances in medical science.

Pam

[RustyH]

Good Point there Pam, thank you

These things just have to remain a mystery then

[Lesley Robertson]

It doesn't have to have been a birth problem. It could be the result of an accident, or even an illness. For example, the most extreme cases of polio could put someone into an iron lung, but limbs could also be paralysed - I remember someone at school who moved around on crutches for that reason.

Do you know what her eventual death certificate says?

[RustyH]

Another quick question on Census (rather than create a new thread)

The first column on is often "No of Schedule" followed by "Road, Street and No or Name of House"
The number / name of house doesn't seem to be filled in on many of my ancestry census, and I was wondering if the schedule number was often filled in as the house number, or merely just a sequential number?