I've been looking at census's, and in one my ancestor is listed as having come from "setmurther" in the 1850s. I assume the census-taker misheard, and wrote down what he thought she said.
Question: Does anyone know of anywhere which sounds a lot like Setmurther? :o)
2007-01-26 06:01:25 · 3 answers · asked by cannycat 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
...I'm in England, and the ancestor was living in Cumberland /Cumbria.
2007-01-26 22:56:21 · update #1
hey Canny Cat,
I used a SOUNDEX calculator to find what might be mistaken for Setmurther, it gave:
SKIDMORE | STAINER | STANNARD | STEINER | STEINROCK | STONARD | STONER | STONEROCK | SYDNOR
Soundex is used for SURNAME usually, but though it might help.
2007-01-26 06:53:02 · answer #1 · answered by BuyTheSeaProperty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What country are you in?
Where was that ancestor in 1850?
2007-01-26 14:08:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sedgemoor maybe? it's at the other end of england though so maybe it's not much use to you.
2007-01-27 07:38:27 · answer #3 · answered by Dave O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋