Janice and List: The census practice of crossing out an occupation (possibly that someone insisted on?) seems to be an early example of data base design - you can only pick from a set list of occupations. My grandfather had "chemist in a steelworks" which was replaced by "scientist", which would hardly be my interpretation; however he ended up as the chief metallurgist for one of the largest steel companies in Sheffield. Some of my wife's family members were down as "horsekeepers" and later became "Grooms", but the former was interpreted as "housekeeper"!! Another reason for not totally relying on transcriptions. Paul DIXON, in Ontario, Canada Researching DAWSON & UTTLEY in Sheffield/Rotherham SHAW in Staffs. & N Yorks. WAKELIN, BOTTRILL GAMBLE,in Leics. & N Yorks., BISHOP, PEACOCK in Cambridge DIXON, CAPEL, JORDAN, SURREY, LAMBARTH, DUFFY, Y(E)ATES in London.