Conflicting Census Dates: Determining the Correct Birth Year

By David Fryxell Premium

When two census years have conflicting birth year information, how do you determine which is correct?

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Family Tree Magazine founding editor David A. Fryxell is the author of eight books, including The Family Tree Guide to Scandinavian Genealogy and MicroHistory.

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