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Title: Rates and Census confusion (or clarificatio needed)
Post by: Andrew65 on Monday 06 July 20 00:24 BST (UK)

Hi,

I have several years of Westminster rates where a possible relative Richard Smith is paying paving or poor rates at 11 or 12 Denzell St, St Clement Danes. Including 1841.
When I look at the census records for 1841 he is not recorded as living at the address.
I imagine there is a really logical explanation for this.
Can anybody provide it??

Andrew

Title: Re: Rates and Census confusion (or clarificatio needed)
Post by: GrahamSimons on Monday 06 July 20 07:29 BST (UK)

Possibly he owned the building but lived elsewhere. Plenty of instances like that in the Poll Books of the time.

Title: Re: Rates and Census confusion (or clarificatio needed)
Post by: Andrew65 on Monday 06 July 20 22:47 BST (UK)

Thanks Graham.

That helps to explain why lots of people live at the address, but he is the only one paying rates.

Andrew