snip<the age IS right off, but the same census had her Father aged 60, when officially he died in 1897 aged 69.> Judy my gg grandfather has clearly documented evidence from two Scots censuses, shipping records to Australia and two marriages after that, that have him variously born in 1829, 1830, 1835, 1838 and 1842! Knowing your own age and having it recorded faithfully was NOT an exact science back then.... Val Burge, Sydney, OZ. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Austen" <josephwausten@iprimus.com.au> To: <SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 7:09 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-INV] 1881 census for Inverness-Rebecca McBeath > Thanks Win, you`re right it can only be the first one, and Fortunately it is not a common name so it was worth the effort to chase her, I`m now trying to find her death, unfortunately she married a BUTLER in London, so now I`m dredging 1837 online, quarter by quarter by quarter by q-----. Thanks For your help. Joe