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Question regarding 1911 census
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Richard in Perth | Report | 16 Jan 2009 02:41 |
Just a thought - did you get the original image for the household, or are you relying on the transcription? I have already found one household where the transcriber has copied the same surname down for every resident, even though on the actual image the names are clearly different. Therefore, if you only have the transcription I would suggest that you also get the image in this case. |
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~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** | Report | 15 Jan 2009 23:37 |
good luck Maisy - let us know if you find them AGAIN (hopefully happily married with their husbands) lol |
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Hayley | Report | 15 Jan 2009 23:25 |
Maisy, just a thought but I'm sure I read somewhere that couples had to state how many children they had & how many had survived infancy. This led to some confusion where the person who completed the form named deceased children & gave their age as it would have been if they had survived. |
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Maisy | Report | 15 Jan 2009 23:18 |
Secret Red Squirrel - that's a good point, perhaps they did just put them down as their children. I'm going to have another look and see if I might find them living elsewhere. |
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~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** | Report | 15 Jan 2009 22:11 |
It's a bit strange that both are married but are staying at their parents without their husbands & their maiden names are listed. (Not impossible just strange) |
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Maisy | Report | 15 Jan 2009 21:36 |
Please don't confuse matters, I'm confused enough wondering whether they are connected to my family or not! |
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KathleenBell | Report | 15 Jan 2009 21:29 |
They could have married cousins who had the same name as themselves. |
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Maisy | Report | 15 Jan 2009 21:09 |
I was hoping that I might find the names of their husbands but it hasn't helped much at all. |
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~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** | Report | 15 Jan 2009 21:06 |
It has happened a few times with my Scottish ancestors - it seemed quite a common practice as it happened on several branches. However, it has never happened with my English relatives so far. |
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Maisy | Report | 15 Jan 2009 21:00 |
I've found a family on the census and there are 2 daughters who are married but still have their maiden names. Any ideas why this might be? |