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Deception on 1861 census!!

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Christine in Herts

Christine in Herts Report 15 Jun 2006 15:28

just found an intriguing item on the FRC site - see Reply

Christine in Herts

Christine in Herts Report 15 Jun 2006 15:29

Did you know… According to Home Office Correspondence files held by The National Archives (HO45/7098) the 1861 census for Stocksfield, Northumberland, includes three people who were not even in the country. John Featherstone Ayton, corn factor and farmer, included three of his sons on the census schedule, in defiance of the instructions to householders. He maintained that since they were part of the population, they should be included, even though they were away at school in Germany at the time. from http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk/frc/news/fr_34.htm Christine