Citation · C0147 · record
1881 Census of Canada
Year: 1881; Census Place: Granby, Shefford, Quebec; Roll: C_13201; Page: 23; Family No: 109
Weight of this evidence
- Tier
- record
- Confidence
- ●●○○ normal
- Review
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Transcription and reasoning
Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): contradicts, confidence 1/4, tier record.
The image shows the Franklin Wood household (family 109, Granby, Shefford, 1881) with an age in the 60s, which fits roughly with 1815. However, his birthplace appears as 'Q' (Quebec), which conflicts with the claimed Vermont birthplace. No birth date is given. The person is probably the right one, but this record does not support the birth claim and conflicts on place.
Matches: Entry in family 109, house 102: Franklin Wood, male, married, 'Gentleman farmer', Church of England, English origin; Household includes wife Maria (55, born England) and son Arthur (19), a plausible family for a man born in 1815; Age in the 60s fits a birth around 1815 (1881 minus 1815 is 65 or 66), though the exact digits are hard to read
Flags: Birthplace column appears to read 'Q' (Quebec) for Franklin Wood, not Vermont as in the claim; The census gives no birth date, so '3 July 1815' is not stated
Limits: Census gives an age, not a birth date; The age digits are blurry on the image and could be read as 65 or 67; The enumerator may have recorded the birthplace wrongly, so this single entry does not settle the place; The census does not mention his death in 1889
What it supports
- Born · 3 July 1815 · Vt — Franklin Wood