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Member Since: August 2006 Posts: 10,204 Send Message	KempinaPartyhat	Report	1 Oct 2007 22:58
	families avoid the census...I,ve found the family in 1881 and 1871...but cant find them in 1901...could the name be read wrong when re-printing ... The name is Hicks...any Ideas....hope you dont mind this little info ...but I,d love to find them myself!! LOL
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 64,727 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	1 Oct 2007 23:01
	Several possibilities for mistranscription..... H could look like N, or even V......M at a pinch...... Try searching with forename and birth info only. Try the 'official' 1901 site. Some ideas to go on with Reg
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 27,459 Send Message	Gwyn in Kent	Report	1 Oct 2007 23:05
	I've found all manner of mistranscriptions for my names and sometimes I put in a first name and place of birth for a family member and look for suitable shaped words for the surname that could fit. eg. Hicks could be Ricks, Aicks, Nicks, Rich etc. If someone is known to have been born somewhere with an uncommon village name, a search on that might be another way of finding results. Gwyn
Member Since: August 2006 Posts: 10,204 Send Message	KempinaPartyhat	Report	1 Oct 2007 23:07
	Perfect ...and Thanks ...... OH paid for a year on ...the other site for my birthday!!!!! LOL