Any ideas about this anomoly on the 1911 census?

[FidgeJ]

Traced my family on the 1911 census - there is a mother, father and 4 children still living at home.
My great grandfather (one of the siblings) is at that time registered on the census but elsewhere - he was in the army full time at this point and his sister Kate is a servant living in another house.

My query is this: on the main household census it asks how many children still living and how many born alive - 7 has been filled in but there are only 6 that I can count. I went back onto the 1901 census to check and henry and kate are living there still with the other 4 siblings.
Do you think this was a genuine mistake as maths wasn't a strong point then probably?
Or is there something else going on?

[rosie99]

Hi

Welcome to rootschat 

I presume you are talking about your Fidgeon family

I don't think you have included Emma in your calculations
1891 has these children
Emma M Fidgeon 8
Henry J Fidgeon   6
Kate E Fidgeon   4
William W Fidgeon

1901 these children
Henry Fidgeon   17
Kate Fidgeon   15
Walter Fidgeon   13
Florence Fidgeon   10
Eliza Fidgeon   8
Thomas Fidgeon   4

Rosie

[FidgeJ]

Thanks so much for this!
I must have missed that entirely, she wasnt on 1901 census so must have moved out when she was 18/19