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Title: When what you thought is probably not correct
Post by: Gene Genius on Friday 19 February 10 18:58 GMT (UK)

My Grandad was born in Scotland. Fact.

He died in 1918 at the end of the war. Fact.

My father, his son, was always told he was born in Greenock. Supposition.

1911 Census states my Grandad's birthplace as Dundee.

Now what do I do?

Could the enumerator have not heard him properly due to his accent and the fact that the Census was taken in Wales?

I've posted for help before but nothing and no-one has been able to help me.

Without his birth certificate I am stumped.

Title: Re: When what you thought is probably not correct
Post by: kebholes on Friday 19 February 10 19:20 GMT (UK)

Is it your dads birth cert you looking for? if so is he still alive? if he is then has he a passport and NI number.... if so its simple to obtain his birth cert.

If its your grandads and he died in the first war put up all you know and we can find him.... most likely via sctlands people site.

Title: Re: When what you thought is probably not correct
Post by: stanmapstone on Friday 19 February 10 19:26 GMT (UK)

The enumerator did not fill in the schedule (except for two sections) it was filled in by or on behalf of the head of the family. It is a common myth that a census enumerator knocked on doors and asked who was present, and then wrote down the details, often mis-hearing, or mis-spelling. There may have been isolated examples of that having been done, but this is very rare!

See http://www.histpop.org/resources/pngs/3190/00100/rg_27_8_003_0002_20.png and
http://www.rootschat.com/links/082q/

Stan

Title: Re: When what you thought is probably not correct
Post by: Gene Genius on Friday 19 February 10 19:48 GMT (UK)

No not my Dad.

I have posted on here before as I have said but all the imformation I have been given has been that I have discovered for myself anyway.

I just keep posting every now and again in the hope that someone tracing the same family will miraculously come forward and say that they have the same ancestor

Dominic McDonald, a sailor, who had died before 1911 with a son called James Patrick who was born in Scotland c 1887, either Greenock or Dundee.

Title: Re: When what you thought is probably not correct
Post by: aghadowey on Friday 19 February 10 19:57 GMT (UK)

There seem to be numerous previous postings as recorded on reply #1 of this thread:
www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,387971.msg2606820.html#msg2606820

So, to avoid any more duplication I'll lock this thread.