Help with census please

[moby1]

Please can someone tell me what it says next to Kate Milne, Head under 'Relation to head of Family' please.. still trying to track this ancestor born as a British Subject in India (now wondering if she is a widow)

[Flattybasher9]

"W" Widow

Regards

Malky

[sami]

....same for me - W for Widow

sami

[Kay99]

Yes W for Widow - Remember it may just be a title she used and does not guarantee a previous marriage

Kay

Edit -Posted a suggestion on your previous thread  http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=491310.new#new

[moby1]

Many thanks everyone! That changes everything.. now I've got to figure out who she married.. it seems an impossible task considering on two census' she's put a 5 year difference in her age! She had two daughters, on Annie's birth certificate it states 'illegitimate/no father' and I couldn't find Alice's at all. Bit lost as to how to proceed.

[Kay99]

Remember women who were unmarried with children sometimes took the title of widow. 

Any thoughts on a possible Catherine Milne I suggested on your other thread?  http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=491310.new#new

Kay

[bugbear]

Remember women who were unmarried with children sometimes took the title of widow. 

I didn't know that!

I have enough trouble with the old habit of (sometimes) dropping the "in law" that we now use
for "Brother In Law", "Sister in Law" (etc).

(of course, even today not all Aunts & Uncles are your parents' siblings)

 BugBear

[Kay99]

Sorry - I should have said that they sometimes called themselves a widow for appearances!!

Kay

[moby1]

Hi Kay,
Yes! Thank you for that.. I did start to look at it, and started feeling a little lost. The birth date is close too (on two of her census she is 5 years apart in age). It is possible indeed, but is there any way of knowing for sure? At this point, I'm tempted to hire a professional as just keep finding possibilities but no definitive answer.