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Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	23 Mar 2005 19:05
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	If you look at the transcriptions of the 1881 census on www.familysearch.org which is free, you can see the sort of info available. As with any other information there are errors. people often changed their age and place of birth from one census to the next. nell
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 1,669 Send Message	Twinkle	Report	23 Mar 2005 18:43
	Place of birth: sometimes just a country ('Ireland'), sometimes a more helpful town specified. Age: remember the census was taken in March/April. The question asked was usually 'what was your age last birthday?' A 10-year old on the 1881 census could have been born in 1870 or 1871. The exception is 1841. The ages are rounded down to the nearest five for anyone over 15; so someone down as 25 could be as old as 29. The place of birth isn't specified either, just a yes or no to whether they were born in the county in which they were living.
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 7 Send Message	Clare	Report	23 Mar 2005 11:51
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 7 Send Message	Hi everyone, im not very bright when it comes to census records etc lol...i was just wondering...what type of information do they give you in regards to births? would be grateful for any help! clare :)