Hello Anne: I searched for your Sennetts on the 1891 and could not find them. I tried several variations of the spelling - e or i, 1 n or 2 n's, 1 t or 2 t's and so on. Unfortunately for you the soundex for Sennett is the same as for Smith so no joy there either. I even looked outside Co. Durham but could not locate them. Now this doesn't actually mean that they weren't there. It just means that I couldn't find them using this index. The Ancestry index is a very useful tool and has some powerful search features but it also has some serious drawbacks. So don't give up! How about helping FreeCen transcribe some of County Durham censuses? There's a serious lack of volunteers for this region and it will be a long time (at this rate) before there's a (free) on-line alternative to Ancestry's index. Regards, Irene -----Original Message----- From: Anne Hamilton [mailto:annehamilton@ntlworld.com] Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 12:25 PM To: ENG-DURHAM-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-DUR] 1891 look up - Thomas Sennett and Family Hello, I would be really grateful if someone could look up the 1891 census for me for the following family. In the 1881 census they were living at Dwelling 519, Census place Iveston, Durham but I have not been able to find them on the 1901 census. Thomas Sennett, head, born Cornwall, coal miner aged 38 on the 1881 census Catherine Sennett, wife, born (NK), Wales, aged 30 on the 1881 census Joseph Sennett, son, born Hunstanworth, Durham, scholar, aged 12 on the 1881 census Robert Sennett, son born Leadgate, Durham, scholar, aged 7 on the 1881 census I have seen the surname also written as Sinnett. Many thanks for any help you can give. Regards Anne ______________________________