This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: laurajobb Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.dnb.general/2706.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: It only gives Scotland as his birth place. Unfortunately the 1841 censuses don't give a lot of information. Also ages were quite often rounded down to the nearest 5 years, so it didn't always reflect their true ages. I tried an 1851 census but couldn't find anything that matched their description. Do you know where he was in 1851? 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.