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From: "Jean Skilling" <>
Subject: Re: [ENG-KENT-NWKFHS] Puzzle
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:42:03 -0000
In-Reply-To: AAAAAFVZbAFLYgZFquT7SqWC5CkEp3oA


Hello Ron

I suspect lots of people will reply - son-in-law in those days also meant
stepson, so I would guess that Mary had been married before.

Best wishes

Jean

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Sent: 26 January 2007 11:38
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Subject: [ENG-KENT-NWKFHS] Puzzle


Can anyone comment, please?



In the 1851 Census we have the following family all living in Yates's
Turnpike, Mereworth, Kent:-


Samuel Bratton aged 62 Married Turnpike Gate Keeper b Wrotham

Mary Bratton aged 63 Married
b Ludsdown

Mary Ann Pett aged 12 G Daughter b
Offham

William Pett aged 32 Son in law U (=Unmarried) b
Northfleet



Question - all this is quite clearly stated, so how can a Son in law be
unmarried?

Any elucidation welcome, as Samuel is my second Great Granduncle, and
several of us are interested in the William Pett!


Ron Ellis - member 6203 - living in Yorkshire

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