Dear David, Many folks could be somewhat "fast and loose" with many specifics of their lives - where and when they were born even their names. Following a family and recognizing their path through history means gaining an understanding from all the documents and forming an "aggregate" opinion. Do the parents and children appear to be the same unit "flowing" through history? In researching the HAFT family, the obituary of a wealthy man who died in New York, it was stated he was born in England. Actually he was born in Europe, brought to England as a very young boy and so this was his earliest memory - living in London, England. Hence the story passed down through time. I'm not sure I can agree with Rosemary's assertion that he might have come from "Zasump?" because there is no ditto mark against his name. Only the wife and daughter of the head of household were from there. The two lodgers, Jacob Cohen and Harris (indexed as "Harrie") Fineberg were from "Russia. What is interesting is that Harris is listed as married, so it might mean he is following the usual pattern of coming first to earn a living then send back either the money for tickets or the tickets themselves. In the 1901 Census, the last four children are claimed to have been born in Bethnal Green, London; Aby (born abt 1891), Hyman (1894), Hanna (1897) and Samuel (1899). Reviewing FreeBMD, one could surmise that the Annie born in Bethnal Green in 1897 (1Q) could be Hanna, and the Samuel born in 1899 (1Q) also in Bethnal Green could be him. There are no matches for an Aby/Abraham or Hyman - at least not in Bethnal Green. In the 1911 Census, the family can be found though the wife Hanna is listed as Emma, and the oldest son Aby is now Louis, otherwise all the other children match with their names and ages. That said, the 1891 entry might be a red herring as the first two sons may well have been born abroad and the family emigrated to England around 1895-6 in time for Annie/Hanna to be born in London in 1897. Just one of several scenarios you may have to posit. There are also a number of Harris Fineberg entries in the London Gazette which may be worth following up. Sincerely,