[PW] 1880 handwriting conundrum

[AllenAmet at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/21/2008 9:00:06 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
dyson at indiana.edu writes:

Allen,  during the census-taker's weekly working hours, the informant
was probably  the Czech-speaking mother (Anna P. Schutt). (Wouldn't the 
Alsatian step-father  be at work then too?) You might inquire whether Lalte is a 
Czech nickname or  pet name for Leo or Albert or Leo Albert that might
have made it into the  rolls.


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Hi John,
 
  Thanks for this additional suggestion.
 
The Census street address for them was at 996 Sheriff, in Cleveland. And it  
turns out that they both lived AND worked there, since the father's  
gunsmithing business was also in the same building. There was also some  confusion with 
the other child "Aloes L." since it/he appears written over a  prior name.
 
  I haven't yet found someone proficient in Bohemian or Alsatian  nicknames, 
but "Lalte" or "Latte" could well be some family endearment for  Albert or 
Leo.  But as such, it seems to be unique here as a boy's  first name (at least in 
the census listings).
 
  Birth records for Cleveland do not begin in earnest until 1873, so  we will 
not likely find that in Ohio. 'Latte' was presumably born in 1871.
 
Allen
 
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