Hi Jan The original posting was about a road/street name found on a marriage cert Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > Lussu seems to be an Italian name. A Google search brings up the surname > of an identity at Birmingham University. > Didn't the census collectors go around to the addresses to collect the > information? Whilst searching I've often come across places where the > person has recorded, for example, "nos 3,4 and 5 are empty" Hence, he > would have seen the name of the street written rather than hearing it from > the occupants. > Jan