Dewi, Short answer: Yes Long answer: I've usually seen "NK" in the birthplace column but, in this case, the dwelling name must've been unknown or didn't have a name when the enumerator visited. Regards, Julie Preston juliefpreston@sbcglobal.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dewi Evans" <dewi.evans@web.de> To: <WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 9:16 AM Subject: [WLS-CGN] 1881 census terminology > In the 1881 census for Ysbyty Ystwyth I have a family with Dwelling given as NK. What does this mean? Could it mean "Not known"? > > -- > Dewi Evans > > ____________________________________________________________________________ __ > Nachrichten, Musik und Spiele schnell und einfach per Quickstart im > WEB.DE Screensaver - Gratis downloaden: http://screensaver.web.de/?mc=021110 > > > > ==== WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Dyfed FHS > http://www.dyfedfhs.org.uk/ >

Dewi Evans" dewi.evans@web.de wrote: In the 1881 census for Ysbyty Ystwyth I have a family with Dwelling given as NK. What does this mean? Could it mean "Not known"? Julie Preston <juliefpreston@sbcglobal.net> answered: Short answer: Yes Long answer: I've usually seen "NK" in the birthplace column but, in this case, the dwelling name must've been unknown or didn't have a name when the enumerator visited. ===================== Dear Dewi (and Julie), As Julie says, NK means 'not known', but to describe a dwelling as not known is rather puzzling. I don't recall ever seeing it used in such a context. I've just performed an advanced search of the LDS transcription of the 1881 census on CD using the key words 'NK' and 'Cardigan'. It found 43 instances, but none of them shows the dwelling as "NK". The NK appears under 'birthplace', or 'occupation', or an individual's name. Dewi, to help us solve this mystery, can you: 1. Quote the full details of the Ysbyty Ystwyth household in which 'Dwelling: NK' appears? 2. Confirm whether you obtained your info from a microfilm of the census enumerator's logbook, or from the LDS CD, or from the LDS on-line census. Kind regards, John ---------------------------- John Ball, Ystalyfera, South Wales, UK E-mail: wfha@clara.co.uk Homepage: http://home.clara.net/wfha/ Welsh Family History Archive: http://home.clara.net/wfha/wales/ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.559 / Virus Database: 351 - Release Date: 07/01/2004