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Billy

Billy Report 14 Jul 2008 21:48

Is it part of the norm in days gone by that people would put the wrong ages on there wedding certs
My grandfather and mother put there ages as 34 and 39 and yet they were 45 and 49,
Why would they do that !!!
Billy

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ Report 14 Jul 2008 23:10

Yes Billy,

that sometime happens, they say they are younger than they really are. Even on census too

Betty

Ivy

Ivy Report 14 Jul 2008 23:15

If it was me reporting the wrong age, it would be a mixture of

" ... and why would you want to know that, then? - do you think I'm still under 18?"

" ... plenty of life left in me yet, of course I'm young enough to compete in the workplace - and still will be in 20 years' time"

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 14 Jul 2008 23:25

Hi Billy
Because they could!!!!!
Presume they didn't have to produce a birth certificate in those days!!

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

Devon Dweller

Devon Dweller Report 15 Jul 2008 00:15

I dont think age was as important then as it is now.
My mum born 1925 celebrated the wrong birthday all through her childhood because my nan didnt put any great importance on remembering dates lol