tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post6750788129981527670..comments2024-02-29T06:03:35.483-05:00Comments on Canada's Anglo-Celtic Connections: Birth year challengeJDRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06471656063812824731noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-36988018085565473752012-07-14T19:13:24.098-04:002012-07-14T19:13:24.098-04:00For now it would be appropriate to use the "b...For now it would be appropriate to use the "born circa 1898/1899" - and list the sources you have found to date. Where is this person in the 1900 / 1901 census? Did he live to apply for an Old Age Pension / Social \security and what evidence of birth did he present? Is he listed in the 1940 National Registraiuon? Has a baptismal reord been found? Happy Hunting! J. Brian GilchristJ. Brian Gilchristnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-54452097067644559112012-07-14T09:11:42.672-04:002012-07-14T09:11:42.672-04:00Birthdate is Dec. 31. 1898. The US documentation ...Birthdate is Dec. 31. 1898. The US documentation is suspect as the parents probably missed the registration deadline and didn't want to pay a fine, so rejigged the son's birthdate to accommodate a no-fine scenario. The US census info is based on the suspect birth info. The son probably lied about his age by one year in order to enlist. When he marries in Canada on Thursday, 1 June Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com