Can anyone help? Transcribers almost always have trouble with the surname Thurot or Thorat, which is in my ancestral line. The particular Mary Ann Thurot or Thorat of this enquiry was born in Kirkbean parish, but lived most of her life in Dalbeattie. She died at 166, High Street, Dalbeattie, on 24 January 1885, apparently a pauper and single. Her age changes widely in every Census record! Single or not, she appears to have had at least two children, the second of whom was a daughter named Mary Ann Lindsay, who appears with her in several Census records. This daughter, Mary Ann Lindsay, is shown in the I.G.I. to have given birth (illegitimately) to Robert Calvert or Lindsay in 1854, followed by 6 sons after 1855, all with the surname Lindsay. Where I need help, is that the Ancestry version of the 1861 Census has made a poor job of transcribing the various surnames, and I've been trying to bring up this Census record on Scotlandspeople so that I can see for myself the actual image of the Census page. Trouble is, that Scotlandspeople does not recognise any of these surnames below, and I've tried various combinations but don't seem to be getting anywhere. Surely with all this information, I should be able to locate the page! The 1861 Source Citation: Parish: Dalbeattie; ED: 5; Page: 4; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1861_146. Mary Ann Thiret Age: 69 Est. Birth Year: abt 1792 : Head : F : b. Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire Registration No. 864 Reg. Dist. Dalbeattie Civil parish: Dalbeattie Town: Dalbeattie County: Kirkcudbrightshire Address: High Street Occupation: Formerly Dom (pauper) Servant ED: 5 Household schedule number: 25 Line: 2 Roll: CSSCT1861_146 Mary Ann Thiret 69 [Surname may be Thurot or Thorat -- or even Thurret] Mary Ann Geadsay 23 daur c 1838 Dalbeattie [surname Lindsay - her age is 28 not 23] John Geadsay 9 grandson c 1852 Dalbeattie [Lindsay? - no birth record] Robert Calcut 7 grandson c 1854, Dalbeattie [There is a birth record for Robert Calvert or Lindsay, 1854] James Ohara 2 grandson c 1859, Dalbeattie [IGI shows James Lindsay b. 1859] Any assistance would be really appreciated. Thanks, Irene