They are still living together on the 1901 census, in Sandon Street, Crosby, Lancs, but for some reason the enumerator has failed to put anything in the "Relation to Head" column. Consequently the transcribers at Ancestry - bless them - have recorded these two ladies, and incidentally their two boarders, as belonging to the family above them on the census sheet. This despite the fact that the households are listed with separate house numbers. One of the ladies is now listed as "own account" and "working at home" though the other has nothing in this column. On reflection I would guess that they were two dressmakers working at home together. This is another Eaglesfield by the way. Brian Binns -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nivard Ovington Sent: 07 February 2012 12:44 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LEI] FW: Partner Hi Brian I would look in other years but personally I doubt if two women (or men for that matter) would publicly state they were having a relationship other than a business or other connection If one was down as head the other may not have wanted to be enumerated as an underling or minor in the house Remembering that all the pages we see before 1911 are a transcript of the household schedule Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) PS Notts list address deleted > Further to this question, I should have added that both are listed as > Dressmaker - so they could be partners in a business - but surely that > wouldn't be recorded in the "Relation to Head of Family" column? > > > > Brian Binns ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4793 - Release Date: 02/06/12 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4793 - Release Date: 02/06/12 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4793 - Release Date: 02/06/12