This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EgC.2ACE/10052.1 Message Board Post: Working on the 1881 census I found the following family: Source: FHL Film 0223996 GRO Ref Volume 685-2 EnumDist 40 Page 14 703925 Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Scotland L Dwelling: 2 Catherine Pl George HASTINGS Married 48 M Head Kirkliston, Linlithgow, Scotland Booksellers Porter Dwelling: 2 Catherine Pl George HASTINGS Unmarried 13 M Son Edinburgh, Scotland Scholar Dwelling: 2 Catherine Pl Mary HASTINGS Married 47 F Wife Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland Wife Dwelling: 2 Catherine Pl Mary HASTINGS Unmarried 17 F Daughter Edinburgh, Scotland Milliner Dwelling: 2 Catherine Pl Thomas HASTINGS Unmarried 21 M Son Edinburgh, Scotland Hosier and a possible marriage 1 1889 HASTINGS THOMAS W MCGILL ELIZABETH ST ANDREW MIDLOTHIAN 685/02 0127 However no births for a William Hastings is recorded in 1888 and Criteria : Surname: "HASTINGS"; Forename: "WILLIAM T*"; Sex: Male; Year From: 1855; Year To: 1900 resulted in: No. Year Surname Forename Parent Name Sex District County GROS Data Image Extract 1 1893 HASTINGS WILLIAM THOMSON M BELLSHILL LANARK 625/03 0260 which I can confirm is not yours. The 1891 census, and I have attached a copy for you, shows the following family: Thomas Wards Hastings 31 Hosiers salesman Elizabeth 30 George D 1 Charles 1 Does this it is back to the drawing board?