In checking some censuses I found a sister of my grandfather who was listed as a widow, then found her husband listed as a widower and alive and living in London. The widow was living in Wales with her sister. There were no descendants of the alleged widow or her husband. This may have been the custom to avoid the "shame" of a failed marriage, but surely people were not encouraged to lie in official records. Has anyone else found similar items? Carol in MD

I had one on a census also that stated he was a widower but is alive in the next census. I am wondering also. > In checking some censuses I found a sister of my grandfather who was listed > as a widow, then found her husband listed as a widower and alive and living > in London. The widow was living in Wales with her sister.  There were no > descendants  of the alleged widow or her husband. This may have been the > custom to avoid the "shame" of a failed marriage, but surely people were not > encouraged to lie in official records. Has anyone else found similar items? > Carol in MD > > ------------------------------- > Subscribe to digest by sending an email to > CORNISH-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject > line and body text.  If you want, MIME digests, email > CORNISH-admin@rootsweb.com. > > Unsubscribe from either by sending an email to CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >   Carolyn Haines Holt, MI 48842