On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:40:38 -0000, you wrote: >Hi David > >There is a James Stewart, age 52, living in the Townland of Lisnisk >(http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002141767/). > >This could be the landowner for the Stewart family you found. Look at >the signature at the bottom of Form A for the 4 siblings. Although >Susan Stewart is the head of the household, the signature is by James >Stewart. Compare this signature on the form for James and Mary - they >look strikingly similar. > >If James was the father of the 4 siblings, it looks like he was >widowed or divorced as he was married to his wife Mary for only 2 >years. > >Regards > >Stan Hi Stan, Well spotted. Thanks for that. Yes, I'm sure that the signatures are the same. It explains why the the relationship to the head of the family [Susan] for the 3 men is incorrectly given as "Son" because it was dad who filled the form in. Also, the occupation of carpenter is the same as Joseph. Again, thanks for your help. -- David