In a message dated 10/06/2004 15:38:05 GMT Daylight Time, jdavidson@rathandcompany.com writes: > I have found in the 1841 Census what might be a double entry for one > person. Janat Carruthers (40) and Janat Gibson (40) both live at the same address. > I have reason to believe that Janat Carruthers was married to a Mr. Gibson > before she married John Carruthers. Mr. Gibson seems to have passed away or > was other wise out of the picture by 1827 though. Would the census taker > have put her in twice for this reason? Or is it more likely that there were two > Janats the same age at the same address? > It will be two women not the same woman entered twice. As Ella suggested Janat Gibson might be the sister of the first husband of Janat Carruthers..or even the wife of a brother of Mr Gibson..there being no indication of relationships or marital status in 1841. And of course they are not necessarily the same age since the ages of adults in 1841 was rounded down ..so one could be as young as 40 and the other about to turn 45 later in the year. Irene