Hi Listers, I went to the LDS familysearch site to find who widow Mary A Firth was living with in 1880 (New York). Fortunately I knew her birth year. Here is the LDS "transcription": Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace = Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Mary A FIRTH Self W Female W 72 PA At Home = PA PA Thomas W DAWSON FatherL D Male W 56 ENG Truckman ENG ENG =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= Source Information: Census Place Brooklyn, Kings (Brooklyn), New York City-Greater, New York Family History Library Film 1254845 NA Film Number T9-0845 Page Number 315A Later I made a request for a lookup on the NY-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com a kind member sent me the actual image(s) privately. The Census images (bottom of pg 314D and top of 315A) revealed that there was a large Firth family in household #115 headed by one of Mary's sons and Mary A. FIRTH was listed as Mother (not Self, as the LDS site said). I am enjoying being member of this list. Linda McDowell in California "Linda McDowell" <limcd@cox.net>

> I went to the LDS familysearch site to find who widow Mary A Firth > was living with in 1880 (New York). Fortunately I knew her birth > year. > > Here is the LDS "transcription": > Household: > > Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace = > Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace > Mary A FIRTH Self W Female W 72 PA At Home = > PA PA > Thomas W DAWSON FatherL D Male W 56 ENG Truckman ENG ENG =20 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------= > > Source Information: > Census Place Brooklyn, Kings (Brooklyn), New York City-Greater, > New York > Family History Library Film 1254845 > NA Film Number T9-0845 > Page Number 315A > > Later I made a request for a lookup on the > NY-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com a kind member sent me the actual > image(s) privately. The Census images (bottom of pg 314D and top of > 315A) revealed that there was a large Firth family in household #115 > headed by one of Mary's sons and Mary A. FIRTH was listed as Mother > (not Self, as the LDS site said). > > "Linda McDowell" <limcd@cox.net> No one, including, me has said that the 1880 Census transcription by the LDS is perfect. However I looked at the entry and Linda is correct. However if I saw that a 58 year old man was listed as the Father-in-Law for a 72 year old woman, I would think something was wrong. I went to the Previous Household and there found Lambson Firth and his wife Julia and Thomas Dawson must have been her father. When a family went from one page to the next, there is a better chance for error, where in the 1880 Census or and transcription. bob gillis bob gillis <rpgillis@bellatlantic.net>

> I went to the LDS familysearch site to find who widow Mary A Firth > was living with in 1880 (New York). Fortunately I knew her birth > year. > > Here is the LDS "transcription": > Household: > > Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace = > Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace > Mary A FIRTH Self W Female W 72 PA At Home = > PA PA > Thomas W DAWSON FatherL D Male W 56 ENG Truckman ENG ENG =20 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Source Information: > Census Place Brooklyn, Kings (Brooklyn), New York City-Greater, > New York > Family History Library Film 1254845 > NA Film Number T9-0845 > Page Number 315A > > > Later I made a request for a lookup on the > NY-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com a kind member sent me the actual > image(s) privately. The Census images (bottom of pg 314D and top of > 315A) revealed that there was a large Firth family in household #115 > headed by one of Mary's sons and Mary A. FIRTH was listed as Mother > (not Self, as the LDS site said). > > "Linda McDowell" <limcd@cox.net> I found something as well. My William Peoples was listed as Willian. A typo that held me up for a great many months! amie