Hello Laurel, Peter and Colin, Thank you for your contributions and thoughts. I have checked the original census images against the reference given and am none the wiser. On the 1851 census, "Falton" is the word written by the enumerator. I checked through the index to see whether the enumerator's "F" may actually be "S" but found instances where the word "Farm" had been written by the same enumerator and the "Fs" were the same. On the 1861 census, "Spanton" does not change to Spaunton but this may have been a mis-spelling on the part of the enumerator. On the 1871 census, Fowston does not change to Fewston but that still does not give any clues as to what the enumerator heard. Colin - you were correct in saying I had confused parishes with places. As far as the mis-spelling/reading/pronounciation of Malton is concerned, the enumerator in each census took the trouble to note that the ARRUNDELL children were born at Old Malton which is why differing places of birth for Sarah Arrundell's (nee Smith) are proving to be such a puzzle. Regards, Pat Smith