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Pamela

Pamela Report 18 Aug 2008 03:01

hello could anyone enlighten me please
I have a g grandfather who I think was listed twice
once with parents and once with grandparents all in 1881, Admittedly they lived close together.
Im curious how this happened
Pam

Ethel

Ethel Report 18 Aug 2008 07:09

Hi Pamela
This often is found to happen. The parents fill in their form and put the whole family down, whilst the Grandparents may be looking after a child for a few days and put them on their list as well. Ethel.