Also if you click on this site for the Cdn Archives, it will show the original entry with marriage information at the end of the line. Jared's right - Charles was not married to Elizabeth.... and Oh, Yes! enumerators made LOTS of mistakes. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1881/001049-119.01-e.php?id=NB_4902585&interval=20&PHPSESSID=k2mmm5gcd9ro1uruq65k012373 On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 3:12 PM, Jared Handspicker <[email protected]> wrote: > I believe you have to read more carefully.... For clarity, here's the > entry as taken from www.familysearch.org: > > Charles NIGH Male English 28 New Brunswick Farmer Baptist > Elizabeth NIGH W Female English 31 New Brunswick Baptist > Jane E. NIGH Female English 13 New Brunswick Baptist > John H. NIGH Male English 11 New Brunswick Baptist > Mary A. NIGH Female English 8 New Brunswick Baptist > Emma A. NIGH Female English 9 New Brunswick Baptist > Melisia A. NIGH Female English 6 New Brunswick Baptist > William A. NIGH Male English 4 New Brunswick Baptist > Pheobee NIGH W Female English 73 New Brunswick Baptist > > > NOT, he is not listed as married or widowed (Charles), but Elizabeth IS > listed as widowed. This means the enumerator listed Charles as head of > household, but not as husband of Elizabeth. If Charles was Allen's > brother, perhaps after Allen died, his family moved in with his brother > Charles??? > > Jared > > > In the 1881 census there is an entry listing Charles Nigh as the head of > a > > household (#184, District 31 Carleton County, Sub-district a Woodstock > > Parish, page 41). However, the wife, children and mother living at this > > location are clearly those of Allen Henry Nye. Could the census taker be > > that wrong? > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > List Announcements can be found at > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcharlo/nblistann.htm > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > > ------------------------ > Jared "Jed" Handspicker > [email protected] > > Cantate Domino canticum novum > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List Announcements can be found at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcharlo/nblistann.htm > ------------------------------- > 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 >