Good evening, all Hoping for more success with messages this evening - I am more switched on, thanks to James. Nothing like a cryptic opening. For those yet to do any or much searching of the 1901 Cenus, here are a few variations that give NO results: LAVELACK LAVELECK LAVELICK LAVELUCK LEVELACK LEVELOCK LOVELECK LOVLACK LOVLUCK LUVELUCK Adding an "E" to the end of any of the above makes no difference - still NO results. LAVELOCK gives 8 persons. They are mostly born in Ireland or Manchester, so are probably not mis-transcribed LOVELOCK entries, but we will need to bottom them out. LOVELACK gives 10 persons, mostly in London. This is probably not a mis-transcription, I feel, but another set to be determined. LOVELICK gives 3 persons. Two of them, a husband and wife, are definitely LOVELOCKs I believe, not sure about the third. LOVELOCKE gives 2 persons who are definitely "ours". LOVLOCK gives 2 persons, again husband and wife, but since no place of birth is given it is difficult to know who they are. James has already covered the LOVELUCK variation and there are no LOVELUCKE entries, as I am sure James has found. I have discounted obvious non-candidates like LOVELACE and LOVELAND. Hope this saves someone a bit of time. Have a pleasant evening (what's left of it) Graham