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i have got 1901 cencus for curnow 1901 but their ages are all wrong can this be same family that i am looking for. 1901 cencus for baber they have extra children how can i comfirm this is right family

Hi Andrea, Ages on the census records can vary,can you give us more details? Heather

thanks heather william john curnow born ... 1844 and died...1898 married ...1865 elizabeth jane gribble born 1846 children catherine born 1866 elizabeth born 1869 millecent born 1870 william born 1873 grace born 1875 mary ann born 1876 richard born 1879 bessie born 1885 edith born 1889

I had a large family on a census and the ages had been written on the wrong line - all the children had another sibling's age! It threw me at first but I was still satisfied it was the right family. Extra children on a census might have died later and so you wouldn't have known about them - try checking the death indexes. On the other hand perhaps they are not the right families after all. Only you can make that judgement. Anne

thankyou anne for your time

Ages can vary quite a bit depending on who gave the census information, one of my families all lost or gained years once mother died, I guess she was the one who had kept track of birthdays. If the Curnow names are in the right order and within a few years I'd say the family could be 'yours'. Have you seen them on the 1891 census?: William 47 Elizabeth J 46 Jane 22 Minie 20 John 18 Grace 15 Mary A 15 Richard 12 Bessie 9 Edith 2 Bertie 2 In Camborne RG12/1851 fo 91 p8 Judith

thankyou judith i am sure this is the right family thanks for help