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This was on the news letter from Lost Cousins

Apart from ascribing some unusual occupations to members of his family, it looks to me as if the head of household invented the birthplaces of his many servants.

1881 Census
RG11
Piece 20
Folio 126
Page 48

GOODMAN, Robert Head Married M 52 1829 International Playboy Lunatic Maidstone Kent
GOODMAN, Cecily Wife Married F 97 1784 No Profession Maidstone Kent
GOODMAN, Robert Son Single M 40 1841 Ponce Maidstone Kent
GOODMAN, James Son Single M 12 1869 Scholar Maidstone Kent
SMITH, Iain Servant Married M 65 1816 Butler Timbucktoo
SMITH, Nelly Servant Married F 65 1816 Wife Dom Serv Nepal India
GREEN, Alfred Servant Single M 40 1841 Chauffur Rangpoor
WILKE, Abraham Servant Single M 25 1856 Footman Afghanistan
GORDON, John Servant Single M 31 1850 Footman Pakistan
KING, David Servant Single M 25 1856 Footman Syria
JOHNSTONE, William Servant Single M 40 1841 Footman Lisbon
SMART, Mary Servant Single F 20 1861 Ladys Maid India
JONES, Lizzie Servant Single F 19 1862 Ladys Maid Colombo
ABRANOS, Jean Servant Single F 17 1864 Ladys Maid Penal Colony Australia
WILSON, Mary Servant Married F 41 1840 Laundry Maid Timbuctoo
KIMMETT, Elizabeth Servant Single F 30 1851 Kitchen Maid Timbuctoo
BENNETT, Mary Servant Single F 25 1856 Kitchen Maid Timbuctoo
DAVIS, Nellie Servant Single F 31 1850 Cook Timbuctoo
PINK, Mary Servant Single F 28 1853 Nurse Timbuctoo
MELLOR OR MELLON, June Servant Single F 18 1863 Governess Persia
SIDNEY, Margaret Servant Single F 23 1858 Under Nurse Russia
GEORGE, Peter Servant Married M 40 1841 Gardener Russia
KING, John Servant Single M 31 1850 Asst Gardener Russia
PALMER, William Servant Single M 15 1866 Page Nepal India
GORDON, John Servant Single M 14 1867 Page Nepal India

A man with a sense of humour!!!!!

So funny

Even my husband was amused by that, does make you wonder how many whiskey's he'd drunk before he filled that one in!

I only hope they're not my rellies, it'd bugger up the research somewhat!!!

Probably voted UKIP.

SRD wrote:Probably voted UKIP.

I would say with some of those occupation they wore a blue rossette.

A disgraceful lack of respect for the census.

(funny though)

Stonewaller wrote:A disgraceful lack of respect for the census.

(funny though)

Does make you wonder what the authorities do if they realised he was taking the mickey?

what is he upto in the 1891 ?

peterd wrote:what is he upto in the 1891 ?

I tried looking for him the census before and the census after, couldn't find him, his family or even the address!!!

Can't get in to Ancestry, All I get is Check Back Soon.

Might be him travelling to New York in 1858 aboard Africa. His occupation is "Servant". His employer is a Mr. Joseph Eagleman, Gentleman, from Germany. who lives in the USA.

Re-reading it; I did wonder if it was filled in by a disgruntled servant.

Disgruntled is a fine word, I wonder if one can be gruntled

Aparently it's a forgery! This was supposed to have happened before the census was transcribed, and the "proof" is that Pakistan didn't exsist until 1947!!!
Still happy they're not my rellies!!!

It looks like an extra page added after the last page and is is very different writing, and someone has doodled on the very last page. Looks like someone working for one of the photographic agencies had a sense of humour.