Hi Terry & Nigel This how they are shown on Ancestry I presume Nigel has edited those parts he knows to be correct? In 1841 I would say the MOWBRAY family are in a separate part of the building and in 1851 there is no mention of step sons only sons Name: Timothy Nickels Age: 25 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816 Gender: Male Where born: Durham, England Civil parish: Lanchester Hundred: Chester (West Division) County/Island: Durham Country: England Registration district: Durham and Lanchester Sub-registration district: Lanchester Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Timothy Nickels 25 Mary Nickels 45 George Nickels 1 HO107; Piece 301; Book: 13; Civil Parish: Lanchester; County: Durham; Enumeration District: 16A; Folio: 12; Page: 19; Line: 10; GSU roll: 241348. Name: Timothy Nichol Age: 33 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1818 Relation: Head Spouse's name: Mary Gender: Male Where born: South Shields, Durham, England Civil parish: Cassop Ecclesiastical parish: Kelloe County/Island: Durham Country: England Registration district: Durham(Street Indexed) Sub-registration district: St Nicholas ED, institution, or vessel: 12b Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 45 Household Members: Name Age Timothy Nichol 33 Mary Nichol 53 John Mowbourn Nichol 26 Jane Nichol 23 Thomas Nichol 16 George Nichol 13 Thomas Apploby 2 HO107; Piece: 2391; Folio: 550; Page: 13; GSU roll: 87069. Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > This is what I have, I got the 1841 info from Ancestry last week > 1841 Census, Lanchester District > Holmside , Crag Head > Timothy Nichols, 25, Coalminer > Mary Nichols, 45 > George Nichols, 1 > John Mowbray, 15, Coalminer > Jane Mowbray, 10 > Mary Mowbray, 10 > Hannah Mowbray, 9 > Thomas Mowbray, 5 > Richard Routledge, 10, Coalminer > Joseph Jopling, 25, Coalminer, N > Ann Jopling, 25, N > Peter Jopling, 1, N > ********** > 1851 Census, Durham District > New Cassop Colliery Village > Tim Nichol [Nichols], Head, married, 33, Coalminer, born South Shields, > County Durham > Mary Nichol [Nichols], Wife, married, 53, born Heworth, County Durham > John Mowbourn, stepson, 26, Coalminer, born Washington, County Durham > Jane Mowbourn, stepdaughter, 23, born Washington, County Durham > Thomas Mowbourn, stepson, 16, Coalminer, born Washington, County Durham > George Nichols, son, 13, Coalminer, born Washington, County Durham > Thomas Appleby, Nurse Child, 2, born Byers Green, County Durham > *********** > >> Nigel, >> I am puzzled also. I have ancestry access to the census' >> and cannot find Timothy Nichols or Mary or George in Lanchester at all . >> In >> fact not in county Durham. >> The only Timothy coming up is in Ketteringham, Norfolk , born 1815, where >> a >> lot of Nichols were. Terry.