Hi Kevin Your guess is probably correct I have several cases of being in two places at the same time The schedules were left with the householder in the week before the census and collected afterwards So plenty of scope for error, some misunderstood the instructions, others filled in the form and for some reason or other left the household before census night Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) >I appear to have the fastest moving person in my tree in that in the > 1881 census he appears to be in two places at once as follows: > > 1. With his parents - in Shillingford, Beds - Ref: Class: RG11; > Piece: 1633; Folio: 51; Page: 12 > > 2. With his grand-parents - in Wibtoft, Warwickshire - Ref: Class: > RG11; Piece: 3116; Folio: 95; Page: 4 > > His parents are John & Lousia (nee SUMMERFIELD) GRUNDON. > > His Grandparents are John & Sarah (nee GOBBY) Summerfield - i.e. his > mother's parents. > > I have checked the BMD entries and there only appears to be one George > Grundon registered in 1870/71 in the Bedfordshire area. > > Does anybody else have the Grundon's in their tree that could spread > some light onto this. > > Would I be right in thinking that he was probably away with his > grandparents and the census forms in Shillington were filled in > incorrectly i.e. they mis-read the bit saying only those presemt on > the night of the census were to be included. > > All thoughts appreciated. > > Kevin (England)