tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422583292951502867.post8261582183204688948..comments2023-09-12T12:34:08.190+01:00Comments on Probably Arboreal: X is for illiteracyProbably Arborealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079430711311425872noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422583292951502867.post-56668163780248972782012-06-27T16:30:49.620+01:002012-06-27T16:30:49.620+01:00Great idea with the X for the illiteracy. I have, ...Great idea with the X for the illiteracy. I have, like most people, come across it more than once. It is usually the poorer ancestors that you find are illiterate. The one line of my family that are landed gentry show proof of literacy back well into the 16-1700s.<br /><br />On my Irish side, I found my great-grandfather living with his parents in the 1911 census. His parents were both the age to have been alive during the famine and are both listed as not being able to read or write.nmcmahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745424287859904391noreply@blogger.com