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From: "Elaine Smith" <>
Subject: Re: [AYR] CENSUS QUESTION
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 09:25:24 +1000
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Hi Phyllis
I never thought of that - it is very possible as I found a John Dillon
listed as a patient and a lunatic age 46 (but single) that would explain the
son being a legal minor.
If the wife was there visting the hospital - could she have been missed by
the enumerator i wonder ??
Regards and thanks
Elaine Smith
Bethania Qld Australia

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phyllis Ziajka" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 8:04 AM
Subject: Re: [AYR] CENSUS QUESTION


> Hi Elaine:
> How about this scenario: Could it be that its not his occupation that
> is a miner, but that he himself is a "minor" (ie under 21 years of age
> type minor), and that he is listed at the head of this family as a 20
> yr. old legal minor. The fact that you cannot find his parents anywhere
> may also lend to this explanation. Perhaps his parents were off
> somewhere visiting a dying relative, or something. When you say you
> cannot find his parents on the census, are you looking only in the same
> town, or perhaps wherever the parents are their names were spelled
> differently by the enumerator, and its not that they're not there, its
> just that you can't find them. I'm just "opening your box" a little and
> trying to see a bigger picture.
> Hope it helps.
> Phyllis, in Canada
>
>
> Elaine Smith wrote:
>
> >Hi all
> >Could sks tell me what the differance is between a miner and a Legal
Miner - this is how the occupation is listed on a 1901 census return
> >Also - at Scotlands People - I found the following
> >William Dillon - Son - 20 Legal Miner - Beith Ayr
> >Mathew Dillon - Son - 17 General Labourer - Beith Ayr
> >Robert Dillon - Son - 15 - Apprentice Baker - Kilwinning Ayr
> >Marg Dillon - Daughter 9 - Scholar - Kilwinning Ayr
> >Mary Dillon - daughter 7 - Scholar - Kilwinning Ayr
> >GROS DATA is 599/00 009/060
> >Why cant I get it to bring up a previous page where the parents should be
listed - They are John & Elizabeth Dillon ages would be abt 44 years - can
any one offer a suggestion please - when I do a search for their names -
there are no results - but I do know that they were still living at the
time.
> >Regards and thankyou
> >Elaine Smith
> >Bethania Qld Australia
> >
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