In a message dated 2/16/2004 4:49:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, grappadw@bellsouth.net writes: > Todd; > > All of my Irish lady relatives lost years in each census. That includes My > ggrandmother's birth years went from 1847 when arriving in USA and wedding., > 1854 in 1900 census, and 1861 at death in 1926. The funniest story was her > two daughters and one youngest son that lived with her till her death. The > spinster girls were all older than their brother, but each year got closer > to him until (1930) he was older than them. That way the enumerator might > not spill the beans to the neighbors! > > In 1890 your Thomas lived in the SAME apartment with my ggrandmother widow > Delia and her at home two gals and son. I suspect they knew each other's > family in Cavan! Where in Cavan were your McSherry's from? They also > probably originated (as Lovetts) in France? > birth record are whats imprtant not census infoin mass they listsed dead kids from 15 years earlier as alive Chelsea,Ma.-Woburn,Ma.-denning-dennen-danin-dinan-dinihey-denningston-dinning- carlon-carroll-dever-cogan-malone-heslin-piscopo-mazzola-martini-farrell-mchug h-farley-grimes-lynch-doherty-SanDanto,Ita-Adargh,longford-Revere,Ma-Wintrop,M a.-sprague- and ever growing list Jim Denning