Any Ideas?

[AnnB]

I'm doing some research for a friend and this is just a query out of curiosity, I don't need any information on the family (Stevens of Northfield Worcestershire) but I would love to know if anyone can identify the POB of this couple given in the 1851 census (HO107/2049/17/26). My knowledge of Worcestershire is practically zero and I can't find any help on-line. It looks like Flivered and that's what other transcriptions give. The enumerator also spelt 'Stevens' as 'Steevens', so his spelling isn't to be relied on As I say, it's not really important, I'm just curious .......

 

[Jules]

Looks like Frankley.

 

[AnnB]

Looks like Frankley.

It's the two entries above the one for the person born in Frankley. I put that one in to show that the 'F' appears the same

 

[Archie's Mum]

I wonder if it is supposed to end with ‘head’ The only one I have found is Lye Head but it’s not that even with an accent.

 

[AnnB]

I wonder if it is supposed to end with ‘head’ The only one I have found is Lye Head.

To be honest, it could be anything Sue, I was just hoping there might be someone around who had a knowledge of the area around Northfield (which now appears to be a suburb of Birmingham) and might have an idea. Thanks for trying

 

[MollyMay]

The best I can come up with is Flyford with an accent perhaps

 

[Archie's Mum]

To be honest, it could be anything Sue, I was just hoping there might be someone around who had a knowledge of the area around Northfield (which now appears to be a suburb of Birmingham) and might have an idea. Thanks for trying

Nobody could be further from Worcestershire than someone living in the Antipodes.

 

[Daft Bat]

The best I can come up with is Flyford with an accent perhaps

Absolutely! Just found Flyford Flavel.

If my great, geat uncle Pharaoh can be enumerated as Sarah, then it just goes to show.... Dontcha just love accents.

 

[AnnB]

The best I can come up with is Flyford with an accent perhaps

Absolutely! Just found Flyford Flavel.

If my great, geat uncle Pharaoh can be enumerated as Sarah, then it just goes to show.... Dontcha just love accents.

Oh how brilliant are you, thank you, I can now not have 'Flivered' going round in my brain Try saying Flyford Flavel after a glass or two, Flivered is the state you would be in

 

[MollyMay]

I cannot take the credit - I just asked wiki for places in Worcestershire starting with F - there are not too many and this seemed the best option .

 

[Daft Bat]

I cannot take the credit - I just asked wiki for places in Worcestershire starting with F - there are not too many and this seemed the best option .

I found it on GENUKI - my "go to" website for places in the UK and Ireland.

https://www.genuki.org.uk/index.php/

 

[AnnB]

Yeah, well, of course I didn't do the obvious did I How many times have I looked for places using Genuki or asked Wiki for place names beginning with whatever - for other people. When I come to doing it for myself, logic goes out the window Thanks again

 

[Daft Bat]

Yeah, well, of course I didn't do the obvious did I How many times have I looked for places using Genuki or asked Wiki for place names beginning with whatever - for other people. When I come to doing it for myself, logic goes out the window Thanks again