Tina The 1881 Census has many errors and Sunderland instead of Sutherland is one of the common ones. If you have Sutherland roots you should always search Sunderland, England. George ----- Original Message ----- From: "tina" <tina.glen-riddell@which.net> To: <ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 5:11 PM Subject: [RossGen] lost in 1881 census? > I just found on the 1881 census CD's of the LDS some Ross-shire men who might be hard to find as they are aboard ship in Liverpool. One particularly so as his birth is transcribed as Lochinver, Sunderland, Durham, England. Surely this should be Sutherland, Scotland, making him invisible on a computer search. > > Vessel "Isabella" at Liverpool, Lancashire, England > > All male and unmarried > > John McDonald, Master, 55 born Applecross, R&C, Scotland > > Donald McBeath, Mate, 43 born Shieldiag, R&C, Scotland > > Alexander McNair, A.B.Seaman, 23 born Applecross R&C, Scotland > > John McLeod, A.B.Seaman, 25 born Lochinver, Sunderland, Durham, England > > Thomas Gordon, Boy, 14 born Applecross, R&C, Scotland > > Hope they may be of interest to someone. > > Tina > > > ==== ROSSGEN Mailing List ==== > To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm > >