Susan Hawkins wrote: > > In my family I have cases of census errors I use to teach classes. My > Great Grandmother George Ann is put in as George a male at age 2 , as > G.Ann at age 12. several of her 'offical' records have her as male when > she was George Ann . The information 'guessed at by the recorder reading > a usual boys name. > My Grandfather was named Mildred (originally a man's name long ago, it > meant a number like in Million and dred like in terrible or 'dredful") > He ends up as a female on some census records, gave up as an adult and > called himself "Drew". Lots of interesting stories. > Hi Hall Listers, My Hall line came from Ireland to Canada in the 1830s. In Canada for many years there was a poll tax assessed on all males starting when they reached age 16. This amounted to $1.00 in silver specie. Hard currency was hard to come by. As a result people lied to the census takers on the ages of their male sons, especially on the dates of birth. Thus some males reached actual age of say 20 before they officially reached age 16. Bill Grimes HALL Family Surname Listowner