Hi Lynn, I've had a little better luck than you've had, but not by much. I had done as Norma suggests, and used creative spelling. That way I was able to find one set of my g-g-grandparents. I've even searched for anyone living in an certain area by just first name and approximate birthdate. I know the enumerators had a rough job, and transcribing the handwriting on those census forms can sometimes be awfully tough. I've looked at enough of the US census images online to appreciate that. Still, it seems to me that there are a higher than normal percentage of errors on this CD set. That said, I'm glad to have it, and it's helped me a lot. David in Pennsylvania ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clara Johnson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2002 10:42 PM Subject: Re: [SCTCDN] 1881 Census Lookup > Hi David, > I accidentally deleted your message from the census. I had lots of > ancestors in Ontario in 1881. All four of my grandparents came from there, > but the only trace on the census is one great grandmother and one great > grandfather. Some of my relatives have been in Ontario since the early > 1880s, and their children and grandchildren are not in the census. I think > they did a poor job in Canada in that census. My ancestors were pioneers in > Bruce, Grey, and Prescott counties. They may have been somewhat isolated. > It's frustrating. > Lynn Johnson >