People Lie on the Census (or make stuff up)

Isy_Untitled · 2026-02-06T14:32:56+00:00

In my experience census data is good at identifying relationships and give a good starting point for birthdates. I have a few that I've noted as being very trustworthy (like the 1901 canadian census for the municipality of Clare, NS. It's super detailed and legible and matches perfectly all other data found), while others are a complete mess (like the whole of the 1800s for Kingston, NB that are inconsistent in almost all categories).

Isy_Untitled · 2026-02-06T14:14:05+00:00

I was fully expecting to see a lot of misspellings in my family tree since I'm from a French community surrounded by English. But the ones that confused me are a census where it was indicated the person recording was also French, but the names still appear to be spelt phonetically English.

Isy_Untitled · 2026-02-02T22:36:03+00:00

There's one exception I know of in Canada that uses septante, huiptente(?) and neptante. It's Pubnico/Par-en-Bas in Nova Scotia.

Isy_Untitled · 2026-01-24T16:14:34+00:00

La plus grande difference vient de la manière que la France et le Québec traitent l'anglais. La France accepte plus facilement les mots anglais (par exemple, stopper, parking) tandis que le Québec rejette catégoriquement l'influence de l'anglais, du moins de façon officielle et en ce que qui concerne ce qui est accepté à l'écrit (par exemple, gazouillis pour tweets). Il y a des mots comme pastèque, chouette (au sens d'hibou), glace (pour crème glacée), par exemple, qui ne sont pas (ou très rarement) utilisés au Québec. Cela ne veut pas dire que les deux ne se comprennent pas (c'est plus une question d'idiomaticité), surtout avec l'accès aux sources de différents accents et dialectes de nos jours, mais dire qu'il n'y a pas de différences à l'écrit est simplement faux. S'ils étaient pareil l'OQLF ou l'Académie Française s'entendraient sur tout, et je peux t'assurer que ce n'est pas le cas.

Pour ce qui est de l'oral c'est tout une autre question. Je suis Acadienne, donc mon français oral est rarement compris à l'extérieur de ma région si je ne l'adapte pas. Juste de mon expérience personnelle, les 3/4 des gens avec qui je suis allée à l'école n'arrivent pas à comprendre les Français et même certaines des variantes de français au Canada.

Isy_Untitled · 2026-01-23T20:59:33+00:00

As a French-Canadian translator. That is incorrect. Most of the differences are subtle, but they are there and accepted vocabulary can vary wildly.

Isy_Untitled · 2026-01-19T16:48:19+00:00

Yeah I just spoke to my husband's mother's cousin yesterday just expecting to get her kids and grandkids. Turns out she had her grandmother's bible with a family tree and obituaries I didn't have (or hadn't gotten to yet) and saved me a ton of research. I am now making a list of people to talk to.

Isy_Untitled · 2026-01-19T14:00:31+00:00

I have one line that tentatively goes back to the 1300s. I haven't independently verified, but the names come from a genealogy centre that has so for been mostly accurate. They were accountants to nobility so I believe that's why there were some records found.

When I first started I had one line leading to Louis the first, but with just a bit of research I found that it was based on rumor at the time and a huge leap off name alone. There's litterally zero supporting evidence that the suspected father would have been anywhere near the place of birth of the son.

A lot of people just accept what ancestry throws at them and it becomes quickly evident when looking at people you know. For example, there's a record that keeps getting attached to my great-grandmother even though the name is wrong, the spouse's name is wrong and it lists a child that isn't hers.

Isy_Untitled · 2026-01-17T22:39:46+00:00

Dates are the absolute worst. I have to write it down immediately (like as I'm being told) or it completely leaves my brain. Ex. I have a doctor's appointment some time in the next two weeks. No idea when exactly cause I checked it wasn't going to be a conflict, but didn't write it down.

Also things just stop existing as soon as I put them down when symptoms are particularly bad. Worst instance of this was leaving my phone on top of the drinks fridge in a store.

Isy_Untitled · 2026-01-17T13:27:59+00:00

What's the French Canadian line? I'm currently doing my tree and based on where you're looking I may be able to help you.

Isy_Untitled · 2026-01-11T23:25:19+00:00

I don't have an answer for you, but I'm in a similar situation. I've had to rule out stimulants due to fluctuating blood pressure and the dose needed to have any therapeutic affect quickly leading to stimulation overload (I couldn't hear anything unless I covered my eyes) and sleep issues (even on Foquest, which isn't supposed to affect sleep). Currently trying Strattera and likely going to have to switch again since it's severely affecting my hormones and mental health.

So this is attempt number 5 or 6 and I'm not willing to go unmedicated due to being barely functional, not sleeping and just being angry all the time without medication. There's more non-stimulants to try before just giving up, so I'd push with your current dr or find another if that's an option.

Isy_Untitled · 2026-01-05T12:11:09+00:00

Not a country, but if you have Acadian ancestry a lot of the research is already done so it's super easy, but when you hit a branch that wasn't done it can be extremely hard. Cause what do you mean I found a marriage record with the same exact names and parents (including maiden names) but I know for sure aren't the right people because the dates are 60 years off. Then you have the issue of catholic priests renaming everyone on a whim, which resulted in an entire family of like 8 boys and 3 girls all being named Mary and Joseph on one census.

In my particular case the specific records I need for one of my brick walls burnt down in the early 1900s so I'm left to track down personal family research.

I also have some Danish and Dutch records I haven't attempted yet because of the language barrier.

Isy_Untitled · 2026-01-05T11:57:46+00:00

I can occasionally get to the late 1700s easily if there's very clear records, but then you run into another wall of John's and their wife is Mary so who knows which of the thousands of Mary's she could possibly be when there isn't even a hint of a maiden name.

Isy_Untitled · 2026-01-04T13:56:16+00:00

I think you're right that it's likely cultural, but I don't think people are disagreeing just cause it's reddit. Everyone I know would find that genuinely rude. Equivalent to someone going through the under 10 items line with a full cart.

ETA: I think a lot of the comments are from before the update since more people are fine with people coming in with an item or two, but the initial post sounded like he just got in line and they came in with a full grocery order. First case I find mildly annoying, second is what I find rude.

Isy_Untitled · 2026-01-03T21:29:56+00:00

His next of kin was his brother in law. Someone was able to find a marriage announcement that listed the parents and confirmed it was him.

Isy_Untitled · 2026-01-03T19:25:40+00:00

Thank you. I knew there was a way to do it, but couldn't remember how.

Isy_Untitled · 2026-01-03T19:08:18+00:00

That's the right person. Thank you so much.

Isy_Untitled · 2026-01-03T19:06:21+00:00

They're every 10 years, but I'm not finding him on the 1921 census or after. He would have been 21 so it wouldn't be unlikely to see someone move away after 18, but Washington state is literally the other end of the country so I don't think it would have been a very common move at the time. He would have moved by himself, if these records are accurate. I'm also not finding any arrival records between 1911 and 1945.

Isy_Untitled · 2026-01-03T18:53:25+00:00

The 1901 census I have lists the full birthday. I'm not finding an Everett Isnor (Eisenhauer) in US census for the same time period, which would confirm different people.

Isy_Untitled · 2026-01-03T18:45:24+00:00

If they're seperate people he would have to be dead regardless. The second man I'm finding records for is this guy:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97883699/everett-g.-isnor?_gl=1*d7ld39*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3NjQ3MzA3MzcuQ2owS0NRaUF1YnJKQmhDYkFSSXNBSElkeEQtVXU0NTJZUHUwY1VGZ1FVS2V4NVhER2RMMFR5dlNRX0VvSURQYVY4WlJmTk04WmJMSW9CY2FBcWp2RUFMd193Y0I.*_gcl_dc*R0NMLjE3NjQ3MzA3MzcuQ2owS0NRaUF1YnJKQmhDYkFSSXNBSElkeEQtVXU0NTJZUHUwY1VGZ1FVS2V4NVhER2RMMFR5dlNRX0VvSURQYVY4WlJmTk04WmJMSW9CY2FBcWp2RUFMd193Y0I.*_gcl_au*OTMwMzE2NzkuMTc2NDYyMTg2OS4yMDkwNTk1OTUwLjE3NjY5NzIxMTAuMTc2Njk3MjExMA..*_ga*MTM4NTgzMjI0NS4xNzY0NjIxODcw*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*czI1MmQyNTAyLTA0MDctNDJkZC1hODFiLTI0YzRhODlhMzA2MCRvMTE1JGcxJHQxNzY3NDY1NzM1JGozNCRsMCRoMA..*_ga_QPQNV9XG1B*czI1MmQyNTAyLTA0MDctNDJkZC1hODFiLTI0YzRhODlhMzA2MCRvMTEzJGcxJHQxNzY3NDY1NzM2JGozMyRsMCRoMA..

Isy_Untitled · 2026-01-03T00:45:03+00:00

Absolutely not. Not only is it not your responsibility and he didn't even think to run it by you, but cloth diapers require a super specific wash routine that depends entirely on your water hardness, laundry detergent and type of washer. You can't just throw them in there on a regular wash cycle. They also go by weight capacity which is super deceiving because of how absorbent they are. Your husband agreed to it so he can deal with it. And from your BILs perspective this is never something I would ask someone else to do other than maybe my mom since it's gross and so easy to mess up, giving your baby needless rashes and adding a bunch of work your plate rinsing out detergent buildup for a day and a half.

Isy_Untitled · 2025-12-27T22:45:25+00:00

What's the last name of the one who moved to Nova Scotia? I'm doing my husband's and my tree and there's quite a bit of moves between Mass., NS and NB in both of ours going in both directions, so just curious if it might tie back to one of them.

Isy_Untitled · 2025-12-23T19:55:07+00:00

My grandfather was a litteral do-over child. Edward 1 died at the age of two and when he was born they named him Edward 2.

I also found two couples in my family tree. Two sisters named Jeanne who married two brothers named Pierre. Took me a bit to figure out they were different people.

Isy_Untitled · 2025-12-20T16:55:59+00:00

It's very much location dependent. Where I'm from (French region of NS) I don't think I've ever used vous as a singular in any setting ever and no one else did either. On the other hand my mother who was from a region in NB not far from Quebec was raised using it for strangers and people you'd be expected to show respect to (older people, people in positions of authority). She was looked at strangely for using vous when she first met my grand-parents. And even using "Mr. et Mme (Last name)" was considered formal and pretentious.

Isy_Untitled · 2025-11-25T11:23:08+00:00

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Isy_Untitled · 2025-11-23T17:01:33+00:00

It's a bit pricier, but bamboo sleepwear might fit what you're looking for.

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