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Member Since: December 2008 Posts: 4 Send Message	Susan	Report	18 Oct 2010 18:19
Member Since: December 2008 Posts: 4 Send Message	It seems to me that a lot of people do not realise that in the 1841 census, the ages of those of 15 and over were rounded down to the nearest 5 years. Thus someone who is entered as 15 could be 15-19 years old and someone entered as 20 could be 20- 24 years old etc. To confuse things, some enumerators did put the actual age for everyone. They obviously didn't read their instructions!
Member Since: January 2005 Posts: 1,325 Send Message	Teresa With Irish Blood in Me Veins	Report	18 Oct 2010 19:10
	Yes Susan The 1841 census is a bit of a problem with regards to ages and the lack of other info too! I always use the 1851 census as my guideline as it SHOULD give correct details of a family. Also get copies of orignal census..... not just the transcriptions as numerous error can occur.. .
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,043 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	18 Oct 2010 20:05
	and the fact that you can get apparent twins or triplets can also confuse people!
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.