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From: Marianne Arnold <>
Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Libby Wren
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:41:16 -0400
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Exactly! On the 1900 census in Chicago, my great-grandparent's
information was all wrong - I had enought to know that. And I was so
disappointed, since that is such a revealing census. I finally
realized one of the kids - there were 15, with still about 8 living
at home - had to have given the data. Everything about the adults was
wrong, but when it got to the youngest kids, it was dead on. I've
been doing census for about forty years, and have encountered all
kinds of mistakes. Always consider that a younger person, or an in-
law, even a neighbor could be giving the info and although well-
meant, is not necessarily true. Marianne Arnold
On Aug 20, 2009, at 5:10 PM, Kevina Munnich wrote:

> I have learned to check (and record) the date the census was done.
> I found
> a great-grandmother in Connecticut with one son and in NYC with
> another...note: her birth country and age differed. The
> Connecticut info
> must have been given by daughter-in-law...and she didn't know!
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 10:39 AM, <> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for all the great insight. I always seem to forget the
>> census takers
>> were not perfect. I never thought about the double-counting that
>> explains a
>> lot. I did not think there were that many Ditmires in the Troy area!
>>
>>
>>
>> v
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "James L. Owens" <>
>> To:
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 5:07:02 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada
>> Pacific
>> Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Libby Wren
>>
>> I have not followed this entire string but I have another example
>> of census
>> error in Troy. The 1850 census shows my great-grandmother,
>> Margaret McCabe,
>> living with her older married sister Mary Truland in Troy. A few days
>> later,
>> or maybe earlier, I don't remember, she was counted again with her
>> parents
>> in Shagticoke.
>>
>> Jim Owens
>>
>>
>>
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