Hugh, >What is more bizarre than finding a widowed daughter living with her father transcribed with her father's surname? < On this subject I have just looked at 25 widowed daughters and 12 had their father's surname instead of their own. In looking at these, I also found two other married daughters with the wrong name and a set of children. Interestingly enough these children were listed under their widowed mother (who was living with her father) as son and daughters rather than grandchildren - further evidence of a link between the relationship and surname field? And that was only the tip of the iceberg! Do a search over all censuses for typos like Geroge, Goerge, Jospeh and Willaim to mention but a few. Jeanne