This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: williamfcraigjr Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/461.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: the census birth years and months tend to be off about a year,because they usally didnt ask for the birth date only the age of the person and the census takers would deduct that from the present year and moth to determine the month and year of birth,also the census takers never considered months in a persons age because they never ask,say a person is 23 years and 3 months and 12 days old and you try to figure their age by the age 23 and the present month,then you are gonna be off a year and maybe some months,it looks like the one at st.nicholas ave.because people usally dealt with the local merchants. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.