two places at once 1901 census

[nursey1]

can anyone help me on this please. re. Robert John Westworth born 1861 Carlisle. occupation Dentist.
two things are puzzling me.
1) 1901 census ( folio 47 piece 3457 page 19) he is recorded at Walton Prison, Liverpool as a prisoner,
occupation is Dentist. says under 'if working' column 'At home' says he has own means.
however he is also shown on same ,1901, census as residing at 168 Fountains Road, Liverpool, all his details match, dob, occupation, wife and children are all correct!!!
so what does 'at home ' mean and how is he in two places at the same time!
driving me mad, any help or suggestions would be most welcome, thanks

[davidft]

I am not having any luck finding what you have posted. The nearest I can get is the 1891 census. Do you want to double check what you have posted ?

[heatherjulie]

The one in Prison is 48 so born about 1853

[heatherjulie]

I can see them at Fountain Road in 1891

[BumbleB]

I believe that the details on the prison record are related to occupation and status prior to being in prison.

[heatherjulie]

The family seems to be split up in 1901

[stanmapstone]

It depends when he was imprisoned. As the census forms were distributed in the week before the census day, it could have been filled in at anytime assuming who would be in the house at midnight on the Sunday. Therefore you sometimes get people enumerated twice, at their usual home, and elsewhere. Also his wife could have filled in the schedule incorrectly, misunderstanding the instructions.

Stan

[nursey1]

Thanks for your help . I was thinking along the same lines as you Stan, any thoughts on what the ‘ at home’ comment would be?
Just wondering how I can find out what he was in psison for.

[avm228]

"At home" means he ran his dental practice from home.