Genealogy Chat

The couple you mention seem to have been married in 1824, had 3 kids baptised by 1829 then no more until 1839. It's possible the first Mary died and a later daughter was called Mary. I would suspect that these two were theirs also, Maisemore just being a couple of miles down the road (and helping to fill the 10 year gap): CHARLES NEWMAN - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 24 JUL 1836 Maisemore, Gloucester, England JOSEPH NEWMAN - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 16 MAR 1834 Maisemore, Gloucester, England I see that someone has added to IGI (presumably based on a census) a John Newman 1832 Hartpury. Perhaps he was the 1838 son of George and Charlotte Newman who were having kids there at the same time. OK, your problem is really: who was Mary's father - Thomas or George? You need an 1841 census lookup.

Do you think she lied about her age? I have a Great Gran showing as 4 years older than Great Grandad on census but now I have her birth details she was in fact 8 years older than him.

On the face of things, you have no idea whether the baptism is for the right person. It could be: 1. An elder child to the same parents 2. A cousin or more distant relation 3. Your ancestor You would need to 1. look at burial records, which do not appear on the LDS site in a systematic way 2. establish whether the entry derives from all the baptisms, a selection, or just someone's tree 3. recognise that some families were non-conformist and did not have children baptised in the parish church and some entries got missed for various reasons. Sight of the actual entry in the register would give a rough address and an occupation for the father, which might help you a little more. Brenda

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Thanks everyone - I'll just have to see what I can find Trudy

Often very inaccurate Found only last night a woman who at 83 had a 11 year old son !! And have found Somerset transcibed as Somalia !! Andrea

Census ages are only as accurate as (a) the individuals giving the info; (b) the enumerator's ability to understand what was said (or transcribe what was written). (c) in the case of a transcription of the census - as accurate as the transcriber's ability to read the writing on the original I can imagine 3 & 2 being confused for some scripts, likewise, 2 & 7. You'd need to see the images to rule out problem (3). Christine

Hi can anyone throw any light on this for me please. I have a Mary Newman who married my gggrandfather Richard Miller in 1865 who is shown on the 1891 census as being born in Hartpury, Glos in 1832. The only Mary Newman I can find anywhere else is a Mary Newman, daughter of Thomas Newman & Anne Hiam but born in Hartpury in 1827. My question is - how accurate is the age on the census and could this be the same person? Any suggestions gratefully received! Thanks Trudy Update on this - I have now managed to find her death on Ancestry and she is shown as dying in 1899 aged 67 which would bring her birth year back to 1832 (again). Could there be a mistake on the LDS record that I found which states 1827? Or can anyone else find another Mary Newman born in Hartpury, Glos in 1832? Confused!!!! Trudy