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HOW OLD IS THIS CHILD???
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McAnne's Gahan-Crazy | Report | 26 Jan 2005 20:29 |
I have a census record (not image) for 1851 - the youngest child is listed as age 0.25 - does this mean the child is 4 months old ie. a quarter of a year?? Thanks - Anne |
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Heather | Report | 26 Jan 2005 20:30 |
That would be 3 months! Cant say Ive ever seen it like that usually its either written out or as 3/12. Seems a bit too "metric" for those days? |
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McAnne's Gahan-Crazy | Report | 26 Jan 2005 20:33 |
Heather - thanks :O) Oh yes, 3 months - I can see now my maths is a bit naff tonite - it's been a long day LOL............ Cheers - Anne |
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Unknown | Report | 26 Jan 2005 20:34 |
Anne No idea! In my experience, children under a year are described as 6M [for 6 months] etc. Have you tried looking for a birth record to see how old this child really was? Could it be a mistranscription of something else? Children are often listed in order of age so what is the age above/below her? nell |
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Heather | Report | 26 Jan 2005 20:34 |
Know what you mean Ann, the other night I was calculating someone was 10 on the 1901 if born in 1881!! No wonder I couldnt find him. |
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McAnne's Gahan-Crazy | Report | 26 Jan 2005 20:37 |
Heather - I think I have gone into overkill on this family - have spent the whole of the past 3 nites searching them and have found 12 children so far!!!! They are doing my head in LOL......... |
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Heather | Report | 26 Jan 2005 20:44 |
Im on here til midnight at again at 6.30 a.m. - beat that for obsessive! In between I have an hour break now and then to do some real work! |