1841 counted twice or 2 families?

trish1 · Post by **trish1** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:14 am

Started by checking locations here
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I now have 2 census entries which appear to be the same family - any suggestions/advice as to how this may have happened (if it is the same family?) would be much appreciated. I have downloaded the Croy image & it is broken into the groups as given

Piece: SCT1841/94 Place: Croy & Dalcross -Inverness-shire Enumeration District: 4
Civil Parish: Croy And Dalcross Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: -
Folio: 4 Page: 2
Address: Crocknafad

FRASER Duncan M 28 Agricultural Labourer Y
FRASER Catharine F 25 Y
JOHNSTON Janet F 17 Y
JOHNSTON Donald M 15 N
JOHNSTON William M 13 N
JOHNSTON Christy F 9 N

Previous household is:
Address: Lower Muckovy
JOHNSTON Donald M 50 Agricultural Labourer N
JOHNSTON Janet F 40 Y
CAMERON Mary F 80 Y

Alternate Entry
Piece: SCT1841/95 Place: Daviot & Dunlichity -Inverness-shire Enumeration District: 5
Civil Parish: Daviot & Dunlichity Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: -
Folio: 5 Page: 14
Address: Moor Of Culloden

JOHNSTON Donald M 50 Agricultural Labourer N
JOHNSTON Janet F 40 Y
JOHNSTON Janet F 17 N
JOHNSTON Donald M 15 N
JOHNSTON William M 13 N
JOHNSTON Christian F 9 N

Being Croy parish was on the border Nairn/Inverness, the only difference seems to be a slight change as to whether born in/out of the county for a couple of the children and Christian/Christy.

I can find the children only once on the IGI and SP (Christian missing or recorded as Margaret).

Trish

Post by **AndrewP** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:25 am

Hi Trish,

It does look like the enumerators were uncertain of where the parish boundary was and they were enumerated twice, once in each parish. I have heard of the like before. It looks like Crocknafad and Lower Muckovy (and more?) may also have collectively been known as Culloden Moor crofts.

All the best,

AndrewP

trish1 · Post by **trish1** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:39 pm

Many thanks Andrew - I wonder if the family were visiting Grandmother - but may never know for sure. There don't seem to be any other duplications nearby that I can find.

Trish