Hello Jon That's really interesting. Can you point me to the right John Edwards in 1881 as I did a search on the Wales CD for Dwarf and only found one example in Flintshire. I wonder why I didn't get John Edwards? I had a look for your John Edwards - but as he does not seem to be in Kingsmoor in 1881 and there are several possibles around I don't know which is which. Did you see the census in its original form rather than on the 1881 LDS Cd's? Cheers Pat In message <097FCDE2.03F9925B.00183DB4@aol.com>, Jonmein@aol.com writes >I have another equally confusing example. > >1871 Census: St Issells >John Edwards >Residence: Kingsmoor >Occupation: dwarf, 3ft 1" >Deaf/dumb etc: Dwarf > >He appears in the 1851/61 Censuses in Begelly without any reference to his >infirmity. > >In 1881 census, he again is shown as a dwarf but, in 1891, shown as an >"imbecile", with no reference to dwarf. (there is a discrepancy in ages between >the 1891 census and the previous returns so this may not be the same John >Edwards although highly likely). > >So, what if any guidance were the census enumerators given about commenting on >dwarves? Its not clear and comments seemed to have been added on a whim. > >I checked who the St Issells enumerators were for 1871/81/91 censuses. The same >man seems to have enumerated the 1871/91 censuses while somone different did >the >1881 census. Perplexing lack of consistency. > >Jon > >______________________________ -- Pat Powell