Analysis: Birth Info for Clarence Williams Douglas

Details/Background:

Different dates of birth have been found for Clarence Williams Douglas ranging from 1864 to 1867. No records earlier than 1871 (i.e. baptism record or news articles) have been found.

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Analysis:

Ref	Desc	Birth Date Given	Notes
D01559	1871 Census	Abt. 1865	Age 6 in 1871
D01354	1881 Census	Abt. 1864	Age 17 in 1881
D00838	Marriage Record	Abt. 1865	Age 22 on 27 Dec 1887
D00769	1891 Census	Abt. 1865	Age 26 in 1891
D00329	1911 Census	Feb 1865
D00348	1921 Census	Abt. 1868	Age 53 in 1921
D01951	Death Registration	9 Feb 1867	Recorded 1923
D04954	Gravestone	1865
D01131	Burial Records	Abt. 1867	Age 56 on 22 Dec 1923

Most of the records imply a year of birth of 1865. There are a couple of census records (1881 and 1921) that are outliers. The death registration and burial records both suggest a birth year of 1867, but those likely could have used the same source for their information.

Also, since his next oldest sibling was born in 1860, a birth year of 1865 would be more likely than 1867.

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Conclusion:

Based on the evidence found, the most likely date of birth for Clarence Williams Douglas is 9 February 1865.

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Sources:

D00329 1911 census of Canada, Ontario, district 73, sub-district 57, Owen Sound, p. 3, dwelling 36, family 36; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry.com (accessed 25 Mar 2017). Rec. Date: 18 Mar 2017. Cit. Date: 25 Mar 2017.

D00348 1921 census of Canada, district 83, sub-district 46, Owen Sound, p. 9, dwelling 98, family 100; RG 31; digital images, ancestry.com (accessed 31 Mar 2019). Rec. Date: 1 Apr 2017. Cit. Date: 31 Mar 2019.

D00769 1891 census of Canada, Ontario, district 68, sub-district Owen Sound West Ward, Owen Sound, p. 8, family 39; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry.ca, Ancestry (accessed 13 Oct 2017). Rec. Date: 30 Sep 2017. Cit. Date: 13 Oct 2017.

D00838 Ontario Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, MS932; Reel: 63, 14388, Douglas-Leach; digital images, Ancestry.ca, "Ontario, Canada Marriages,"(accessed 16 Dec 2017). Rec. Date: 9 Sep 2017. Cit. Date: 16 Dec 2017.

D01131 "Owen Sound Greenwood Cemetery Interments" (typescript, 2005), p. 81. Rec. Date: 6 May 2018. ID: D01131. Cit. Date: 30 Sep 2018.

D01354 1881 census of Canada, Ontario, district 134, sub-district G, Toronto, p. 136, dwelling 657, family 713; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry.ca (accessed 30 Sep 2018). Rec. Date: 17 Feb 2018. Cit. Date: 30 Sep 2018.

D01559 1871 census of Canada, Ontario, district 37, sub-district 1-G, Owen Sound, p. 67, dwelling 258, family 262; RG 31; digital images (accessed 6 Sep 2018). Rec. Date: 4 Mar 2017. Cit. Date: 6 Sep 2018.

D01951 Ontario Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Deaths, MS935; Reel: 301: 429, 15709, 14; digital image, Ancestry.ca, "Ontario, Canada Deaths," Ancestry.ca (16 Mar 2019). Rec. Date: 3 Sep 2017. Cit. Date: 16 Mar 2019.

D04954 Greenwood Cemetery (Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario), G-S9-1. Rec. Date: 1 Dec 2018. Cit. Date: 1 Dec 2018.