This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mebateman1 Surnames: Oughton Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12533.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Yes, in most of the latter census(1880,1900,1910,1920 and 1930) it asks in the following order where the individual was born, where his father was born and where his mother was born. Example: IRE IRE IRE IRE=Ireland (IRE is my shorthand for Ireland) NY=New York IL=Illinois IN=Indiana tsp=township I subscribe to ancestry.com for all their info. I also use google.com and rootsweb.com. If you have other names you'd like me to check let me know. 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.