Mystery solved! Using your technique of searching CRA* I managed to find them on the 1901 census as CRAVE. Fantastic! Thanks very much to those who replied, who only knows how long I would've been here for trying to figure out that one on my own, I'm already feeling slightly cross-eyed from staring at it for too long. Best wishes and good luck with your searches, Gill ======================================== Message Received: Jan 16 2006, 09:32 PM From: "Ann Brixey" To: [email protected], [email protected] Cc: Subject: Re: [NYorks] Help with Handwriting! Hi Gill, Are you thinking that this is CRUNCH ? I did just Edward, 1863 Liverpool on the 1881 and that was the only one I got starting CH or CR Hope this helps I have to say that it does look like CRANE but nothing would surprise me. Regards Ann > Hi all, > A bit of an unusual request for help this one! I'm wondering if there's > anyone out there who also has a subscription with ancestry.co.uk that is > any good at reading handwriting! > There is a family listed on the 1891 census that are living next door to > my ancestors, and for various reasons, I suspect they are in some way > related to them. However, whoever transcribed them onto ancestry as got > their surname down as CRANE and I think this is incorrect (I can't find > any BMD's for these if they are CRANE's nor are they on any other census' > under CRANE.) > On ancestry if you search the 1891 census by Edward Crane, born 1863 in > Liverpool, now living in Yorkshire he should come right up, living with > Elizabeth his wife and his children Mary A and John. Not having any > "Genealogy friends" I'd really appreciate it if anyone would have a little > look at it for me and see what they think the surname might be. > Many thanks to anyone who takes the time to reply! > Gill > > > ==== ENG-NORTH-YORKS Mailing List ==== > USGS Mapping Information query form > http://www-nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >