In a message dated 2/2/02 4:02:27 PM Pacific Standard Time, SCT-CAITHNESS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 09:15:16 -0000 From: "Stuart Saunders" <sjsaunders@eurobell.co.uk> To: SCT-CAITHNESS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <005301c1abca$3b7ee540$5c4e18d4@saunderslineone.net> Subject: Mother-in-Law Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hello Listmembers, In the 1851 Census I have a Janet HENDERSON shown as 'Mother-in-Law' to the head of the household, John AULD. Am I right in thinking this term had a different meaning then to its accepted meaning now as, to the best of my knowledge, John's wifes maiden name was SUTHERLAND? Your help would be much appreciated. Regards. Stuart, Edenbridge, Kent >> Stuart, Keeping in mind that the general practice in Scotland was for women to retain their maiden names throughout life, I suggest that Mr. Auld's wife's name was Sutherland, the name of her father, but that her mother's maiden name was Henderson. Unless specifically stated otherwise in this message, there is no intentional attachment on this e-mail transmission. Ken Harrison North Vancouver, Canada mcharrison@compuserve.com HARRISON Yorkshire, Staffordshire, London (Highgate/Hampstead) POTCHIT Yorkshire FISHER London (Highgate/Hampstead) GRIFFIN Staffordshire STANLEY Staffordshire SMELLIE Lanark, Orkney, Glasgow, Tasmania STIRRAT Ayrshire & Glasgow BAIN Caithness MILLER Caithness, Swaziland SPENCE Orkney TRAILL Orkney SELKRIG Lanark WICKETSHAW Lanark MORRISON Perthshire, Islay, Dumbarton, Glasgow, Australia (Vic) BAIRD Renfrew HAM Australia (Vic) THOMPSON Suffolk AGGUS Suffolk BRIGHTWELL Suffolk LAWSON Clackmannan McNABB Islay MURRAY Dumfries, Renfrew GILLESPIE Dumfries HENDERSON Dumfries TICKET (TAKET) Dumfries CALDWELL Tyrone, Renfrew GRAHAM Tyrone, Ontario Genealogists never die ... they just lose their census.