On 2011/09/26 19:27, Sally M wrote: > Interesting to see what possibilities list members come up with. I would > suspect error on part of census taker--misunderstood the age, miswrote it--or > the entry was misread in the transcription to digital version.
Possibly, but I would still go along with the mid-19th century (and earlier) interpretation of what a dau-in-law was. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp