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Text from a manuscript reading Agmondesham als Amersham in the County of Bucks
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Text from a manuscript reading Agmondesham als Amersham in the County of Bucks

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Map of Upper and Lower Bottom House farms
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An unorthodox address

Byoldamersham.uk 8 April 202526 May 2025

An interesting entry in the 1911 census gives the address as ‘Travelling gipsy – sleep-shed at Bottom House Farm’. The details of the names of the people in this entry are hard to make out as the page is badly water damaged on the left side, but the end page shows his name is Sam Smith

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Image of the 1871 census return for Amersham
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An unexpected sportsman

Byoldamersham.uk 24 November 202425 May 2025

Looking through the 1871 census, I found a resident who gave his profession as professional cricketer. It struck me as unusual that there was a professional sportsman in Amersham at such an early date so I’ve tried to find out a little bit more about him.

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Amersham High Street with a building named The Old School House in the foreground
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Helpful house names

Byoldamersham.uk 4 June 202425 May 2025

The helpful house names of many of the buildings in Amersham are a boon to the local historian trying to investigate the past uses of some of the buildings. As I’ve been researching the town, I’ve been trying to find out more…

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Detail from the 1851 census for Amersham
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Unusual entry in the census

Byoldamersham.uk 14 May 202425 May 2025

Occupations given in the census returns can sometime be aspirational or euphemistic, where people want to give a better impression of their status, not so in this case

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