Hi Debbie (some background after my answer), Bradford Central Library has the 1851 census card indexed in alphabetical order by Surname. I have checked this and can find no Nanson's listed at all (also checked Narson, Nauson, Nansen, Narsen and Nausen). I also checked the alphabetical surname indexes for Bingley and Leeds, with no success. I did find a Caroline Nauson in the Bradford Census but didn't get time to cross check the entry. The card index had the following information : Born Newcastle Upon Tyne (Ref Rushton, Thomas) 2307 Ed 47 Sch 74 Address 36 Burton Rd Dave Knowles ----------- I'm glad you posted to this list. If you remember we had e-mail correspondence and I said I would do this check for you in Bradford Central Library. Since then I have had a system crash and lost some data off my hard disk. I also lost all of my archived and indexed e-mails !! Anyway, good fortune that you posted as I now have your e-mail address again. -----Original Message----- From: Ziggiez@aol.com [mailto:Ziggiez@aol.com] Sent: 16 February 2003 12:17 To: ENG-YKS-BRADFORD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ BRAD] 1851 Census Hi Could SKS check the Bradford Family History Society 1851 census index for the name NANSON. There shouldn't be more than 4 families in all of Bradford. I am looking for the film and page numbers so I can order the films at the LDS. Hope this isn't too much to ask. Thanks Debbie Massachusetts, USA ==== ENG-YKS-BRADFORD Mailing List ==== Please do not just click on 'reply' - Change the subject line to describe more accurately the subject of *your* message. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237