Hi Sandie, Just to add more confusion to the equation, thought I would send this, although there is no sign of Emily or Gertrude. Please excuse this if you already have it. Valerie Household Record 1881 British Census Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability James Thomas SHEPPARD Head M Male 32 Northampton, England Engine Fitter Rosa SHEPPARD Wife M Female 27 Northampton, England ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Dwelling 20 Wheeler Street Census Place Maidstone, Kent, England Family History Library Film 1341222 Public Records Office Reference RG11 Piece / Folio 0931 / 50 Page Number 2 -----Original Message----- From: RevSandie@aol.com [mailto:RevSandie@aol.com] Sent: 28 May 2006 15:31 To: ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] Emily Ann SHEPHERD Hi Anne, Thanks for taking the time to search for this frustrating family. I have the Scottish 1881 on disk, so I have had a look but no go. I have to conclude that they simply weren't counted in the 1881 census, Thanks though, Kind regards www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx