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Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 21:58:21 EST

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Hello Listmembers,

In the 1851 Census I have a Janet HENDERSON shown as 'Mother-in-Law' to the
head of the household, John AULD.
Am I right in thinking this term had a different meaning then to its
accepted meaning now as, to the best of my knowledge, John's wifes maiden
name was SUTHERLAND?
Your help would be much appreciated.

Regards.

Stuart,
Edenbridge, Kent
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Stuart,

Keeping in mind that the general practice in Scotland was for women to retain
their maiden names throughout life, I suggest that Mr. Auld's wife's name was
Sutherland, the name of her father, but that her mother's maiden name was
Henderson.

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Ken Harrison
North Vancouver, Canada

HARRISON Yorkshire, Staffordshire, London (Highgate/Hampstead)
POTCHIT Yorkshire
FISHER London (Highgate/Hampstead)
GRIFFIN Staffordshire
STANLEY Staffordshire
SMELLIE Lanark, Orkney, Glasgow, Tasmania
STIRRAT Ayrshire & Glasgow
BAIN Caithness
MILLER Caithness, Swaziland
SPENCE Orkney
TRAILL Orkney
SELKRIG Lanark
WICKETSHAW Lanark
MORRISON Perthshire, Islay, Dumbarton, Glasgow, Australia (Vic)
BAIRD Renfrew
HAM Australia (Vic)
THOMPSON Suffolk
AGGUS Suffolk
BRIGHTWELL Suffolk
LAWSON Clackmannan
McNABB Islay
MURRAY Dumfries, Renfrew
GILLESPIE Dumfries
HENDERSON Dumfries
TICKET (TAKET) Dumfries
CALDWELL Tyrone, Renfrew
GRAHAM Tyrone, Ontario
Genealogists never die ... they just lose their census.

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