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Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	MarieCeleste	Report	20 Mar 2011 15:58
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	If you're having trouble finding someone in the 1911 then try putting their occupation in the last name field. If you search on Servant as a last name you'll see what I mean. I've reported transcript errors for the dozen or so Housekeepers found, the Servants will take longer! (Guess this may also apply to other census)
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 28,261 Send Message	KathleenBell	Report	20 Mar 2011 16:11
	I don't think they are all transcript errors. If you look at the original census images most are entered as just "servant". Some actually have the surname "Servant". Kath. x
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	MarieCeleste	Report	20 Mar 2011 16:18
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	Kathleen, I've looked at originals and do agree that some are just entered as servant and indeed some people are genuinely called Servant. However, the majority that I have looked at are most certainly mis-transcribed.