Didn't the idea for a census start out (at least in Anno Domini days) with William the Conquerer wanting to know who and what was under his rule? (Caesar kept track for taxing purposes, hence Joseph's trip to Bethlehem with Mary.) Penny (Wasalaski) Rowland from the beautiful Great Lakes State of Michigan Searching for: Makepeace, Holmes, Fowler, Pierce, Quay, John, Spalding, Dilworth, Wasalaski, Gill, Osborne, Shimmons