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Katie Plaw
Age in 1911: 27
Estimated birth year: abt 1884
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Kennington Lane, London, England
Civil Parish: Gravesend

County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Street address: 1 Wingfield Rd, Gravesend, Kent
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 8
Estimated Marriage Year: 1903
Registration district: Gravesend
Registration District Number: 44
Sub-registration district: Gravesend
ED, institution, or vessel: 14
Household schedule number: 202
Piece: 3827
Household Members:
Name
Harry William Plaw 34
Katie Plaw 27
William James Plaw 6
Lilian Catherine Plaw 4
James Thomas Plaw 2
Ellen Margaret Plaw 6/12

Katie Claxton
Age in 1911: 28
Estimated birth year: abt 1883
Relation to Head: Daughter
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Kensington, Surrey
Civil Parish: Little Thurrock

County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street address: No3 Rosedale Road, Little Thurrock, Essex
Marital Status: Married
Registration district: Orsett
Registration District Number: 192
Sub-registration district: Grays
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Household schedule number: 169
Piece: 9962
James Thomas Claxton 57
Catherine Claxton 57
Katie Claxton 28
James Claxton 20

Perhaps she was visiting?? It was just a quick trip across the Thames by Ferry
In some instance the householder misunderstood the instructions and wrote down the names of all their children, both living and deceased.
In her husband's case, he might have completed the census to list the people who normally lived there even if they were away for the night.

Single people would live together as man and wife regardless of the era. We've all probably have examples in our trees where they didn't bother to make if official until many years later. Both were free to marry. Perhaps in your case, one set of parents didn't 'approve'?

I am rather confused, can someone be registered as being in two different places . Re 1911 census I have Katie Plaw being in Gravesend Kent with her husband and family, yet she is also registered as being Katie Claxton her maiden name as being in Grays Essex.. with her parents. Also have a problem with the parents of Katie Claxton, it appeared that they didn't marry until 1894 , yet Katie Claxton b 1883 and brother James Claxton b 1891. Found both on Freebmd with the name Claxton, and their mother was Williams. I found the banns for James Thomas Claxton and Catherine Williams, states batchelor and spinster, which I find so odd that they married 10 years after Katie was born yet she had the official name of Claxton. Surely it would be unusual for a couple to live together in those days if both single. Any ideas please.