This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HGB.2ACI/450.2 Message Board Post: Have you considered that "dit" could mean - "ditto" or in some cases "do" meaning - "same as above". Census takers used those to shorthand devices instead of writing the last name for each family member.