Census cant read name?

Question

I have asked this already but i thought i would put it in geneology instead.

ok I know the first name is Sarah Jane Harrison, I dont need to know the next name, but the one under it, is what I need to know

can anyone help me?

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Answer 1

Chas. (Charles) D. Harrison

Jas. (James) E. Harrison

Answer 2

It could be either Jos. E. Harrison, or Jas. E. Harrison.  If it's Jos, then the first name would be Joseph, if it's Jas the first name would be either Jason or Jackson ... I hope this helps ...

Answer 3

Looks like "Jas. E Harrison" to me -- Jas. being the abbreviated form of James.

If you're interested in genealogy you need to learn all the abbreviations for names.  Sam'l is an easy one.  Then there's Jno. for Jonathan, Chas. for Charles, Jos. for Joseph, Geo. for George ... most are self explanatory.

Answer 4

Try to find the same person on a later or earlier census where the writing may be more legible

Back in the 1800s even some of the enumerators were only just literate, and where the house occupants are all illiterate, all the enumerator can do is write down what he or she hears.

Answer 5

Joe E Harrison?

Answer 6

James E Harrison

Answer 7

Jos, (Joseph) or Jas, (James) E. Harrison.

but all the enumerators other 'o's and 'a's are closed,

so it really isn't obvious, it's more like a 'u' when compared with other 'u's on the page. It's formed differently to the other 'm's and 'n's, so I don't believe it is either of those.

It looks as though the enumerator mis-heard the

name because he marked the entry as daur.

then amended it to son, so maybe it could

sound like a more feminine name.

Answer 8

GUS E HARRISON

Answer 9

Jan?

Answer 10

B L is correct. In some old documents Jas is short for James. Just as Chas is short for Charles.

The Eliga that you saw was not a spelling mistake, the ink of the old pen ran when the Y was written. It happened a lot when you had to dip the nib in the ink and got too much ink on the paper.

Answer 11

Chas. W. Harrison, Chas being the abbreviation for  Charles.

Townie if you look on the index list for that census,  everyone on the census return with Sarah will be listed, they are type written so you will be able to read them.

Answer 12

It looks to me like Chas. W. Harrison. Chas can be short for Charles - especially since it has a period after it.

Answer 13

James Harrison, son.

Many folks wrote Jms. for James.

You are ref. the third (3rd) entry down.