Hi Earl, Water Orton was a 'hamlet' of Aston Parish until 1894 when it was created a separate Civil parish. It lies some 7 miles East and 3 miles North of Birmingham ity Centre, and was "always" in Warwickshire. The possibly significant piece of information on the 4 Censuses are her ages, the name(s) of the Head of the Household, and where she was recorded. If the first two were with her parents, then they are more likely to know with accuracy where she was born... Employers - husbands, even - would likely only know what she had told them, and/or might enter "enough to complete the form" knowing that there'd be no way of back-checking for accuracy. Finally there remains the possibility that these entries relate to more than one individual.... HTH Gus PS There were major Boundary Alterations between Counties in 1844 and 1931 - with several minor ones between 1880 and 1910 - but none affected Water Orton. ----- Original Message ----- From: Earl Chapman <earl.chapman@sympatico.ca> To: <WARWICK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 7:21 PM Subject: [WAR] Water Orton > Hi, > > On the 1881 CD Census, one of my GIBBONS ancestors, claimed she was born in Water Orton, Worcester. But isn't Water Orton just west of Birmingham in Warwickshire? Here is the list of censuses and her reported place of birth: > > 1861 - Worcester > 1871 - Worcester, Worcestershire > 1881 - Water Orton, Worcester > 1891 - Birmingham > > Can anyone make some sense of this? Any help greatly appreciated. > > Regards, > Earl Chapman > Montreal, Canada > > > > ==== WARWICK Mailing List ==== > To restrict census inquiries on this list, go to > http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/w-a-p.html > > Recruiting for Warwickshire Ancestors' Project ~ > Bringing the 1841 & 1891 Censuses to you for free. > >