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Morning all,

Attached is a screen shot from the 1891 Cennsus. I am struggling to work out the birth place surrounded by the red crosses. To me it looks like "Lines Appleby" but I cant find a place with that name. The first word is 'Lines or Limes' i think, so, can anyone help please?

John Hill Birth Place.jpg

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Looking at the lines above, it seems to say

Yorks, Darnall, and ditto, Sheffield, so is the line 

LINCS, APPLEBY.

There is a village of that name near Scunthorpe.

Nigel L

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2 hours ago, togger said:

Morning all,

Attached is a screen shot from the 1891 Cennsus. I am struggling to work out the birth place surrounded by the red crosses. To me it looks like "Lines Appleby" but I cant find a place with that name. The first word is 'Lines or Limes' i think, so, can anyone help please?

John Hill Birth Place.jpg

I’d definitely go with LINCS Appleby 

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Oh well done both many thanks:

Appleby is a small village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated about 3 miles north-east from Scunthorpe, and on the B1207 road. Returns in the 2001 Census show an Appleby parish population of 597, reducing slightly to 587 at the 2011 census

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Well done Lemmy. Of course, once someone has pointed it out, it's obvious!

I do like the categories at the top right, subsequently used by generations of football fans to describe the referee.

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