1881 Census Entry - What is it supposed to mean...?

[MaryA]

The interesting point is that in 1871 he is at home with his parents and in 1891 living with his brother at a pub.

If that's the case I would think maybe the enumerator was totally sozzled when he wrote "daur" and Sarah was actually the housekeeper and everybody was dittoed down from Dyson.  Well not everybody, just Sarah with the assumption made that she was housekeeper.

Mary

[Nessie]

In 1891 I am sure that Thomas is down as single. It seems the same person as the 1881 entry.

[liverpool annie]

My thought was - Sarah might be his spinster sister! ( as she's 4 years older than him  !!

Annie

[MaryA]

My thought was - Sarah might be his spinster sister! ( as she's 4 years older than him  !!

The difficulty with that is the place of birth.

Nessie, please post details, I'm sure Keith would appreciate them and we can have a look too.

Mary

[Keith Sherwood]

This is incredible, MaryA, Annie, Sue and Nessie,
I've only just gone to put the kettle on (well...actually more of a sidetrack than that) and this Census entry has been really dissected by you four good ladies.  I've even had a whisper in the ear from MaryA to hurry up and send her a PM with my e-mail address so she can send me a copy of the image.
From what I can gather, this Ingham marriage looks a real pointer.  But I'll have a good butcher's (as in hook, as in look) on the image presently....
Thank you all so much for this...
Keith

[Nessie]

1871 RG10/4103/10/16
2 Howard Street Oldham

John Dyson head age 57 twiner
Ellen wife age 54
Thomas son age 30 clogger and shire walker
JR Morley Dyson son age 21 clogger and shire walker
William Morley Dyson son age 16 joiner
Sarah Needham Dyson dau age 11 scholar
All born Oldham

[Nessie]

I have had the disc on for the 1881 census and failed to find the mixed up entry for Thomas Dyson

[Keith Sherwood]

This is getting better and better - bit like a frantic monthly Rootschat Challenge.  Now what exactly is a "clogger and shire walker" for heaven's sake?
Keith

[liverpool annie]

Bedtime reading Keith!

No shire walker though 

http://www.amlwchdata.co.uk/occupations.htm

Annie

PS I think Ellen was married 3 times Morley Needham and Dyson
She died - his sister came to look after him and the children
and she was born in Plymouth because their father was in the Navy   

Howz that Mary