On 10 April 2004 06:29, Kevin and Glenda Fagg wrote: > Could it be that the > person who transcribed the 1841 mistook the spelling of Quholm and > wrote Duhom? I suspect so. There's no Duhom and its almost certain to be an error in the record taking. The "holm" element in "Quholm" is pronounced "hom", as opposed to its normal pronunciation "home", which makes me convinced the census refers to Quholm. -- Sigurd Towrie Blackhall - Kirbister - Stromness - Orkney Heritage of Orkney: www.orkneyjar.com Home: sigurd@orkneyjar.com Work: sigurd.towrie@orcadian.co.uk