BURR "CASTLE" ?, WHITCHURCH (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Wednesday, February 21, 2018, 01:31 (2461 days ago) @ sidtoomey01

In 1871 Joseph Taylor and his wife also lived at Boars Castle. His occupation was given as "Farm Bailey" with his wife being "Bailey Wife" One definition of a "Bailey" is " an open area inside a Castle complex that contained the domestic and other necessary buildings of castle life".

Hi Sid,
thanks for that, it's very late here so one quick thought. I don't have access to actual census images at the mo so am reliant on transcripts which are often wrong. I don't know your situation in this respect.
Wrt the 1871 entries, are you certain they don't actually read "Farm Bailiff" - a not unusual entry in agricultural areas ?

Speak again soon, Jeff