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Could someone have a go at translating this please?



The head of the family is William Hunt and his wife is Eliza (not Clara as ancestry tells me). The oldest son should be Jesse and I have no idea at all about the youngest son. Also haven't got a clue what William's occupation is.

Any ideas appreciated. Many thanks! Paula

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Oops, sorry for making the image so huge- how can I not do that in the future? By the way this is the 1851 Census- William Hunt in Long Lawford. Thanks

William may be an engine cleaner.
The young child could be Esau as seen born in 1849 on Free BMD in Rugby District which covers Long Lawford.

Thank you ejp

I use the free program IrfanView http://www.irfanview.com/ to work with images. It can re-size images for you if you need. When working with these faint images, sometimes it helps to make them smaller.

My husband showed me how to use the photo-manipulation tools. Using the 'negative' function (makes an image look like a film negative would look) -- someone was kind enough to send me a couple of photos of gravestones, and the text which can barely be seen in the regular photo shows up better when you look at the stone as a negative. For other images, the 'edge detection' can be a great help.

If you aren't using IrfanView already, give it a try - and if you are, don't be afraid to fool around with the enhancements. You can always make a copy of your image file and then work on the copy, leaving the original intact.

Jan

Thanks, that is great!