Analysis: Harold Edwin Burnet Birth

Analysis: Harold Edwin Burnet Birth

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Details/Background:
I have not been able to find a birth registration for Harold Edwin Burnet. There are a number of different documents that do give a date/year of birth:

Ref.	Source	Details	Birth Date
D04043	1891 Census	Age 0 on 22 Apr 1891	1891
D04044	1901 Census		22 March 1891
D04061	1916 Census	Age 24 on next birthday	1893
D06843	1921 Census	Age 29 on next birthday	1891
D06760	Marriage record	Age 24 in January 1916	1892
D06758	1930 Census	Age 38 in 1930	1892
D06759	1940 Census	Age 50 in 1940	1890
D06764	Passenger List	Age 31 in 1923	1892
D06757	Alberta Homestead	Age 21 in 1912	1889
D06754	Gravestone		1889
D06766	Social Security		22 March 1890
D06763	WW2 Draft Registration		22 March 1890

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Analysis:
The range of dates is between 1889 and 1893. Harold’s older brother was born in 1889 so it was unlikely that he was also born in 1889. Because he appears in the 1891 census, it is also unlikely that he was born after April of 1891.

The only specific dates given were 22 March 1890 and 22 March 1891. So, it’s safe to say that March 22nd is the date, and it would either be 1890 or 1891.

Of the documents that give a full date, the Social Security and WW2 Draft Registration were the ones where he would have given the dates himself, so 22 March 1890 is the most likely date of birth.

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Conclusion:
22 March 1890 is the most likely date of birth for Harold Edwin Burnet.

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Sources:
[D04043] 1891 census of Canada, Ontario, district 116, sub-district 1, Orillia, p. 20, family 92; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry.ca, Ancestry

[D04044] 1901 census of Canada, Ontario, district 113, sub-district I-6, Orillia, p. 17, dwelling 172, family 172; RG 31; digital images

[D04061] 1916 census of the Northwest Provinces, district 32, sub-district 4a, Battle River, p. 10, dwelling 135, 134; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry.ca, Ancestry.ca.

[D06843] 1921 census of Canada, district 1, sub-district 6, Battle River, p. 4, dwelling 44, family 45; RG 31; digital images,ancestry.com

[D06760] Alberta, Canada Provincial Archives of Alberta, Alberta, Canada Marriages, 1916: 415, Burnet-Harris; Provincial Archives of Alberta, Edmonton.

[D06758] 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, McKenzie, enumeration district (ED) 0024, sheet 5B, p. 5B, dwelling 92, family 92; digital images,ancestry.com; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 2342218.

[D06759] 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, McKenzie, enumeration district (ED) 4-27, sheet 4A, p. 4A, household 75; digital images,Ancestry.com; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll m-t0627-04332.

[D06764] "Washington, Passenger and Crew Lists," online images, ancestry.ca, manifest, CPR, 4 April 1923, 800/79-8.

[D06757] 2646317, Alberta, Canada; Alberta, Canada Homestead Reecords; digital images, Ancestry.ca, Ancestry.ca

[D06754] Wenatchee City Cemetery (Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington).

[D06766] Social Security Administration, "NARA AAD Application (SS-5) Files, 1936 - 2007," database, NARA, entry for 67275826133, SS no. 535076619.

[D06763] "US World War II Draft Registration Cards," database and images, ancestry.ca, Draft Registration Card - Harold E Burnet.