Reading the 1881 Census William Henry Vaughn (General)
by Barbara Lloyd 
, West Midlands, Friday, August 11, 2006, 03:58 (6728 days ago)
To all my helpful experts on the Board. May I ask for your further help.
The 1881 Census for William Henry Vaughn shows William age 25 living with his wife Julia son Willie age 19 months daughter Julia E. age 3 months and a servant Eliza Chivers (age 13). The entry is spread over two pages.
I am trying to decipher William Henry Vaughn's occupation, it has a heavy squiggle over it.
The census reference is R.G.11/2523 and 106 is a page number
The district is 25. Address Collafield Sheer Bottom Sharpridge.
but under road street etc I think is says Woodside - would that be Ruardean
Woodside?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Barbara
Reading the 1881 Census William Henry Vaughn
If you look on the sheet that has his actual details rather than the Census itself his occupation is 'Cheque Weight Man' with (CMM) in brackets (I've spelt 'cheque' exactly how it's written)
Reading the 1881 Census William Henry Vaughn
by Barbara Lloyd , Friday, August 11, 2006, 07:14 (6728 days ago) @ bertha
Bertha thank you for this. I had interpreted "cheque" any ideas as to what he might actually do - would he be the equivalent of quality control?
and does CMM mean anything important?
Thanks
Barbara.
C W M - Check Weight Man
by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Friday, August 11, 2006, 08:32 (6727 days ago) @ Barbara Lloyd
Check Weight Man; A man appointed and paid by the miners to check the weighting of the coal at the surface
Woodside and Ruardean Woodside
by admin 
, Forest of Dean, Friday, August 11, 2006, 05:56 (6728 days ago) @ Barbara Lloyd
Looking at an old map of the area the place which is now known as Ruardean Woodside is marked on this map as Woodside Farm and below that is just the name Woodside.
Top Littledean Hill ( Woodside) -> Collafield
by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Friday, August 11, 2006, 07:24 (6728 days ago) @ Barbara Lloyd
The census reference is R.G.11/2523 and 106 is a page number
The district is 25. Address Collafield Sheer Bottom Sharpridge.
District 25 is Collafield Green Bottom and Shapridge
The Woodside is "probably" what we would call Littledean Woodside.
Looking at their Neighbours the Brain's and Grindle's then this is between
the end of the Heywood Causeway on Littledean Hill and Collafield / Edge Hills
approx location
http://www.old-maps.co.uk/
Co-ords: 366509,214567
Top Littledean Hill ( Woodside) -> Collafield
by Barbara Lloyd , Friday, August 11, 2006, 08:14 (6727 days ago) @ slowhands
Thank you very much Slowhands, Bertha and Admin, I have located the position using the web site provided.
More information and paper to go into my history book.
Barbara.