Don’t always assume that census ages are incorrect. I found the entry for my children’s grandmother in 1940 and I thought there had to be a mistake–as I knew there were no twins in the family and their children were listed with ages: Two 7 year olds One 5 year old One 4 year old One 2 year old One 1 year old One under a year–7/12 The ages were correct–just a lot of children close together and the census date combined with the birthdates didn’t help either.You can see the image here. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
Last minute registrants can sign up for $4! Everyone’s crazy about the 1940 census…including me–I’ve found 11 of my ancestors and a few others in the first few days since it’s release. We’re going to help those who need it see how to navigate the free 1940 census sites. Our focus is on how to search and use the sites. I’m not an employee of any of the sites and don’t have any agenda other than helping you to use them. On 5 April 2012 at 7:30 PM Central time (Thursday–rescheduled ), I’ll be presenting a webinar on using the free 1940 census sites. Not all have everything uploaded (NARA does), but we’ll see how to navigate, download, and work with the free 1940 census images that are […]
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