The 1930 census does have errors regarding Irish ancestry. It says my great-grandfather's parents came from Northern Ireland, but one was from County Cork, the other from County Clare. Robin in Maryland **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for Under $10. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000002)

I've also seen these errors. In the cases I've seen it was people who I know were British sympathizers, and I suspected they refused to consider themselves natives of the republic? ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 4:13 PM Subject: RE: Irish Free State > The 1930 census does have errors regarding Irish ancestry. It says my > great-grandfather's parents came from Northern Ireland, but one was from > County > Cork, the other from County Clare. > Robin in Maryland > **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for > Under > $10. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000002) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I think it helps to remember that any census record is (usually,) only as good as its informant.....that it's not the record that is wrong but the person who gave the information. When this happened to me I asked myself what the informant had tied up in giving wrong information, because surely he knew where he was born? As it turned out, he didn't, so obviously he hadn't been listening! Or, did he know and have some other reason for not revealing his place of birth? Whatever, it's worth investigating what appear to be mistakes. . The other problem with the censuses, in my case English, is the difficulty in deciphering the enumerator's handwriting on the original images. I am very grateful to volunteer transcribers and appreciate what they have done for family researchers, because even if they don't get it exactly right, they are usually close. Off topic, but amusing: one of my great grandfathers must have been so excited about the birth of his first child that on the registration form he stated that he and his wife were married in South Australia, just one year before the son's birth. I have their Victorian marriage certificate. What it told me was that they must have spent some time living in S.A., and sure enough, after investigation, they had. Judie, Victoria, Australia. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 10:13 AM Subject: RE: Irish Free State > The 1930 census does have errors regarding Irish ancestry. It says my > great-grandfather's parents came from Northern Ireland, but one was from > County > Cork, the other from County Clare. > Robin in Maryland > **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for > Under > $10. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000002) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Reminds me of the time my husband went to register the birth of our first child, a daughter. He smiled at the cheerful policeman who took down the details at our nearest "cop shop". , When asked when he was married he said July 1952 when asked the date of daughters birth he said 19th August......the policeman looked at him with raised eyebrows, to which my flustered husband added, yeah but the following year 1953! The kids still tease us about this!!! Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judith" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 10:21 AM Subject: Re: Irish Free State >I think it helps to remember that any census record is (usually,) only as > good as its informant.....that it's not the record that is wrong but the > person who gave the information. When this happened to me I asked myself > what the informant had tied up in giving wrong information, because surely > he knew where he was born? As it turned out, he didn't, so obviously he > hadn't been listening! Or, did he know and have some other reason for not > revealing his place of birth? Whatever, it's worth investigating what > appear to be mistakes. > . > The other problem with the censuses, in my case English, is the difficulty > in deciphering the enumerator's handwriting on the original images. I am > very grateful to volunteer transcribers and appreciate what they have done > for family researchers, because even if they don't get it exactly right, > they are usually close. > > Off topic, but amusing: one of my great grandfathers must have been so > excited about the birth of his first child that on the registration form > he > stated that he and his wife were married in South Australia, just one year > before the son's birth. I have their Victorian marriage certificate. > What > it told me was that they must have spent some time living in S.A., and > sure > enough, after investigation, they had. > > Judie, > Victoria, Australia. > >