As they say, caveat emptor; all data should be checked against something else. Censuses are no more than another piece of the puzzle. kathy ----- Original Message ----- From: <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> 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 > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html