As they say, caveat emptor; all data should be checked against something
else.  Censuses are no more than another piece of the puzzle.

kathy



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Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: census "next door"


> I must say this can be confusing as well as on several census of the same
> year I find the same family enumerated more than once and 5 or more pages
> apart. And ages given vary a year or so. Often someone other than parent
> gives ages or the parent not wanting people to know their age- gives a
false
> age to make them look younger. There are all kinds of things and altho its
> mostly a neighbor next-door when they are listed next to each other, it
can
> be as some say, they stop for the night and start at other end the next
day.
> The only perfect way to do this is go for land records which can give lots
> more information on many things and will tell who is adjoining in many
> instances.\
> Sarah B
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