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From: Anne Peat <>
Subject: Re: [ENG-LIV] niece/great niece is there a differentiation in wills/census
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 19:10:14 +0000
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I have found instances in censuses where people are put down as niece,
when in fact they are great niece ( and of the wife, not of the head of
the household)
So, the answer is yes.
Anne
On 4 Mar 2005, at 18:35, Joan Dodd wrote:

> Hello all,
> I have been trawling through census records and often find the right
> name but they are listed as niece when I need them to be great niece to
> have found the right family.
>
> I have a will too which has an Emily as a niece. I have found a likely
> contender or two but they would have to be a great niece. Did the
> victorians use the term Great niece and great nephew or did niece and
> nephew cover both situations.
>
> Joan
>
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This thread:

• niece/great niece is there a differentiation in wills/census by "Joan Dodd" <>

  • Re: [ENG-LIV] niece/great niece is there a differentiation in wills/census by Anne Peat <>

  • Re: [ENG-LIV] niece/great niece is there a differentiation in wills/census by Aaron Reid <>