Michael has asked about the MOSS family of Onecote in a couple of other messages. The MOSS family of Onecote are relatively easy to track in the census using the indexes on Ancestry or Findmypast. It is pretty difficult to track people down reliably just using the free search on Familysearch, with the exception of the 1881 census where a full transcription is available on that site. This is because, as other listers have pointed out, names, birthplaces and ages can be inconsistent - because of illiteracy, changing census dates (1841 was June, others were March or April), different family members giving information to the enumerator etc. It is therefore essential to check out the whole family grouping as that will give you further clues about whether you have a match or not. Elizabeth MOSS appears with her family (her father, George, as head of household until 1871, her brother John from 1881) in Onecote in every census 1841-1891. She is aged 20 in 1841 (all ages over 15 were supposed to be rounded down to the nearest 5 years), 32 in 1851 (born Elkstone as I said in my response to Michael's email titled 'Onecote'), aged 40 in 1861 (born Elkstone), aged 50 in 1871 (born Onecote), aged 62 in 1881 (born Elkstone), and aged 69 in 1891 (born Elkstone). Despite the differences in ages, this is clearly the same woman each time based on the family grouping and address. She was probably the Elizabeth MOSS, aged 78, whose death was registered in the Leek Registration District in Oct-Dec 1896 ( www.freebmd.org.uk). She remained unmarried as did her brother John and sisters Ann and Sarah. See https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X3KM-YR1 for the 1881 census. Their father, George Moss of Westbrook Head, Onecote, left a will which was proved on 11 March 1874. A copy of the will might give some more information about some of his direct descendants. This page gives you the address to write to: http://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/probate/copies-of-grants-wills The best source for tracking down living descendants in my experience is www.genesreunited.co.uk, which currently lists three researchers interested in George Moss. However, as you have to be subscribed to reply to messages, I find that only about 20% of messages sent on that site get a reply. Ruth