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Census Confusion
« on: Saturday 10 March 07 17:25 GMT (UK) »
OK I found this census http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1881&indiv=try&h=6036928

so how come George Howard is a son in law when Joseph Howard is the head?  Is there something I have missed or has the census person got it wrong?

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Re: Census Confusion
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 10 March 07 17:35 GMT (UK) »
Hi tigces

"Son in Law" was often used in earlier years to mean grandson, but it is equally possible that George married a cousin of the same name who was Joseph's daughter - not uncommon in a small community.

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Re: Census Confusion
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 10 March 07 17:42 GMT (UK) »
Hiya ive also found it covered step son
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Re: Census Confusion
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 10 March 07 17:44 GMT (UK) »
Looking at the image, the grandson is down as son in law (which is a bit odd) and then George is 'son' and the 'in law' is dittoed from above. My first thought is that it's simply a mistake ...

Edit: and indeed he's simply Joseph's son in 1871...
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Re: Census Confusion
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 10 March 07 17:58 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for your help.  It will be help greatly for future research and if I am lucky enough to see son in law, step son and presumley father in law and step father - as long as it tallys with the other censuses I might have their granddad.
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