> Well, surely the census has the correct info. Not a safe assumption, I'm afraid, especially where birthplaces are concerned. It isn't unusual to find people whose birthplaces vary from one census to another! It depends on (a) the person actually knowing which parish they were born in (b) telling this correctly to whoever informed the census enumerator and (c) the enumerator getting it right. > Its the > only original document I've managed to find on Charles > Middleton so far. Obviously info he gave to the > enumerator at the time. Or what his wife gave? > What is in the Dictionary of > National Biography may have been done in error, but > only slightly so. Yes. I think you need that Army record! <g> Anne