Having transcribed lots of census records from this period, I would say that the occupation would be "child nurse' - maybe the enumerator wrote 'nurse' and 'child' as an afterthought. ED Alan Siddorn <alan@siddorn.fsbusiness.co.uk> wrote: Not exactly a location specific census topic but I think the question could apply to any part of the country so I will go ahead and ask. I am looking at a page from the 1871 census and am slightly puzzled. On the census form (RG10/3714 page 37) in Bunbury, Cheshire are Samuel SIDDORNS age 75, his wife Ellen SIDDORNS age 65 and William SIDDORNS age 3 who in the column for Relation to Head of Family appears to have G Child and Nurse Child both entered against his name. I have never seen Nurse Child on a census form before and wondered if anyone had any ideas or information about the meaning of it. Also at the same address is a William CLARK who rather unfortunately for him is described as 'Ruptured'. Cheers, Alan Siddorn ==== ENG-MERSEYSIDE Mailing List ==== ENG-MERSEYSIDE-L List netiquette ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx