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Marital status on census returns
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Margaret | Report | 21 Apr 2004 16:07 |
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On the 1901 census, my great grandparents are living apart. The children split between them. They are both listed as widowed. Perhaps they were trying to deny each others existence. |
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N | Report | 21 Apr 2004 14:15 |
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I have someone who says she is widowed on 2 census but has her maiden name still. I'm convinced she just said she was widowed to look more respectable ( she had an illegitimate daughter) |
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Janet | Report | 21 Apr 2004 14:05 |
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On the 1881 census my gt grandfather was shown as Married (I've had it checked on the actuak census sheet), by 1891 he was Widowed. I spent hours going through the 1881 looking for my gt grandmother, but couldn't find her. Now I have her death certificate, she died in 1876. So even though it said he was Married, he was most definitely a widower in 1881. Just one more thing to confuse us. Jan |
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Janet | Report | 21 Apr 2004 14:05 |
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