Hello All, I recently re-discovered why I shouldnt automatically trust birth info on death certs. A case study. NYC = New York City. Mary C. birth, Irish church baptismal cert. -- 1863 Jun 04 birth, official NYC death cert. -- 1869 Jun 04 death, official NYC death cert. -- 1953 Apr 18 age, official NYC death cert. -- 82 age last birthday, computed from official birth/death cert. dates. -- 89 informant NYC death cert. -- daughter Thomas P. birth, official Irish birth cert. -- 1887 Jan 05 birth, official NYC death cert. -- 1886 Nov 14 death, official NYC death cert. -- 1951 Oct 15 age, official NYC death cert. -- 65 age last birthday, computed from official birth/death cert. dates. -- 64 informant NYC death cert. -- wife Julia P. birth, official Irish birth cert. -- 1888 Aug 22 birth, official NYC death cert. -- 1892 Jul 27 death, official NYC death cert. -- 1949 Jul 22 age, official NYC death cert. -- 54 age last birthday, computed from official birth/death cert. dates. -- 60 informant NYC death cert. -- husband PJ