<<snipped>> Adrian Said So - if it says Spinster or Bachelor, then we can take it as true. If it doesn't say anything, then I DON'T believe we can assume them to be Spinster or Bachelor. I totally disagree with this. I have seen people listed as spinster or bachelor and have been previously married. <<snipped>> You are of course, correct. Let's say instead, "if it says Spinster or Bachelor, then we can take it as true - until shown otherwise". Just like any "fact". The major point was, however, what the absence of such terms means. Adrian B