I had been searching for about three years for my elusive great-grandmother Margaret JONES on the 1881 Census who I knew was at Finnieston, Barony in 1849 when her marriage Banns were made with Adam HOUSTON. With the 1851 Census for Neilston, Renfrewshire now on-line I looked for Margaret and my great-grandfather Adam HOUSTON there - as I believed they had a son William who was born there in 1849. ( William's birthplace was given as Kildow, Renfrew on the 1881 Census and Neilston, Renfrew on the 1891 census, Kildow I could not find anywhere and he was the only one born there on the whole 1881 census! ) Bingo ! ---- there they were at Neilston in 1851 and Margaret's place of birth was given as KILMAURS, Ayrshire, which was great news for me. Armed with that, I searched the 1881 Census for a Margaret, with no surname, born in Kilmaurs about 1827 --- Yes! I found her , with her children, living where they should be, at Lumsden street Glasgow under the name HAWTON. The transcriber had read HOUSTON as HAWTON and if you write Houston in italics it can look like Hawton! So, if you are stuck finding someone on the Census, try some other broader searches. I should have found her earlier as I knew her daughter Margaret lived at Lumsden Street in Barony from the death certificate of her father Adam HOUSTON b 1826 d 1887 and I had searched that Street before but overlooked HAWTON as not being a possible HOUSTON. Sorry for this long dribble. but I had to share this with you all -- one Granite wall now removed and I can move on. Regards Charles HOUSTON PS Adam apparently died of a prolonged love of alcohol. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.443 / Virus Database: 248 - Release Date: 10/01/2003