Re: James & Caroline Griffin - 1881 Census - Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire

Roy Stockdill wrote:
Further to my previous, lengthier message, I must agree with the poster who said that you shouldn't rely on just one census! You must look at others that are relevant, and if you haven't got a subscription to one of the websites that has them, then I strongly suggest you take one out rather than relying upon others to do it for you.

I now see that in the 1871 census Joseph Griffin's birthplace was given as Birmingham and not Burmarsh, Kent, and he was 8 years old. I therefore suggest the Joseph you found at FreeBMD registered at Birmingham was probably him. Why in 1881 his birthplace should be shown as being Burmarsh, Kent, I have no idea - but that is the nature of censuses, since very often there are numerous contradictions.

This is why I agree with the proposition that you should look at ALL relevent censuses.

yes Roy it is a secondary source with copying errors after all
merely showing a path to BDM data

I believe the earliest census for an individual is the most likely to be accurate in detail

Hugh W

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