I can think of no likely explanation for my grandfather and his family being mis-named in the 1901 census other than deception on his mother-in-laws part! His name was Reuben, his wife was Rosa and his daughter was Ruth and they had been transcribed as Robert, Rebecca and Rachel. Why am I so certain they are my missing grandparents and family? The surname is Attersley - very uncommon; the ages and places of birth match; they were living with Rosa's mother (Sarah Dewitt, again not that common); there were three other grandchildren with different names living there too, all of whom I could place; finally, the address was the one from which Rosa was married and where Ruth was born. Can anyone think of another explanation? Oh, and Sarah had been a school teacher - or so it said on her marriage certificate which she signed with an 'X'!! Jeanne Bunting