Hello Arranroots,
Except in this case, it wasn't just a snapshot of one night in 10 years, it was 4 nights in 40 years.
It's very unusual for families to stay put at the same address for so long.
So, it might be that the Whites did too, or at least that they were very close by during one or more of those Censuses.
The fact that the White grandparents were supposed to have helped out and that his middle name was blatantly "White", certainly suggests that they were closely "in the picture", don't you think? As I said in my earlier post, they seem to have been kind grandparents, which is a very nice thought.
Ukgirl
PS. And I think if the neighbours' boy happened to be a married man called White, whose parents were living nextdoor, I'd definitely place my bet on him
Seriously though, we sometimes think that names like White or Smith or Jones are so numerous, that we should rule out the obvious.
I would suggest that if you forget how supposedly commonplace the name "White" seems, then if there is a White family next door, then "the obvious" is probably the thing to go with.
After all, DNA is out of the question, so you are only left with common sense and circumstantial evidence.
It's a hard life for some of us
