Thomas Stevens¹ {M} = Elizabeth Lucas² {F}

Sarah Anne STEVENS³ {F} = James WATKINS⁴ {M} > Family

Married 6 December 1857, Monmouth, Wales, England

Sarah Anne STEVENS:

Born 23 February 1836, Monmouth, Wales, England
Died 21 September 1921, Buffalo, Erie Co, NY
Religion: Roman Catholic


James WATKINS:

Born 1 March 1828, Monmouth, Wales, England at Waybridge Lane
Died 11 November 1905, Buffalo, Erie Co, NY
Birth: Notes from Frank E. Gerace, Jr: The Census of 1841 from Monmouth Wales, Waybridge Lane, Watkins Building, show James as being 13 in 1841, giving him a year of birth of 1828. The US Census of 1880 show his age as 46 giving him a year of birth 1834. His death certificate, information provided by his son, George, show him born in 1840.

Notes from Paul J. Caito (b. 1953): Since people tend to get less accurate on year of birth as one gets further and further from the birth year, and since people are often in a state of stress when giving information for death certificates, it is probably more likely that the birth year from the 1841 census was more accurate. If the 1900 Census or 1905 death certificate were more accurate it would mean that in the 1841 census, James would have been one (1) or two (2) years old, depending on whether you believed 1840 or 1839. If 1828 was the correct year, he would have been 13 during the 1841 census. I think it would have been difficult for someone to have mistaken his age during the 1841 census and mixed up a two year old with a 13 year old. As a result, I would tend to go with 1828.
Census Date: 1880
Census Place: Buffalo, Erie Co, NY at 646 Carroll
Census Date: 1900
Census Place: Buffalo, Erie Co, NY at 270 Prospect
Religion: Anglican

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