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My vote is for the March 1880 b.cert.
My vote is against Christine's math - someone aged 34y 193d on 29/9/1914 would be born 1880 (actually 20/3/1880 - are you sure the b.cert reads 24th).
His age on census should always end in 1 (census date varies 30/3- 7/4 thru 1851-1911 - always a Sunday at midnight).


1881 Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
George ANDERSON Head M Male 45 Shoreditch, Middlesex, England Carman
Mary Ann ANDERSON Wife M Female 32 Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Eliza ANDERSON Daur Female 11 Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Henry ANDERSON Son Male 9 Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth ANDERSON Daur Female 5 Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Susan ANDERSON Daur Female 3 Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
George ANDERSON Son Male 1 Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
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Source Information:
Dwelling 7 Duke Street
Census Place London, Middlesex, England
Family History Library Film 1341094
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 0433 / 106
Page Number 6
Registration district: Bethnal Green
Sub-registration district: Bethnal Town
ED, institution, or vessel: 18

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Christine, in case you wanted to put a physical picture to Langbourne Buildings, although as a child visiting their in the 60's they seemed magical. The stairway was in the center and it was cut into the stone and was circular, made an echo as you went up them. The doors were huge, and had big knockers, even at 12, when I was about 5'3' tall, I could not reach the knocker even on tiptoe. They resonated when they were knocked on. It was awesome to us kids. The street had bollards at one end and still had the old gas lights, although they were unused. There were three or four buildings on the street, the middle block overlooked the entrance and yard of St Mark's church and school. Mark Street was between Leonard St and Luke Street, London EC2 if you can google map it.

Can I say thank you to all who have helped, I got myself confused, so glad I don't have to spend any more money on cert. thanks again. x

All I can say is that we are agreed that you have the correct birth cert for him with father George and mother Mary ann,going on all the census and war records...
It all adds up to it.

Ok, so its 1880 not 1879, and I do have then the right george Anderson for 1880.

Name: George Anderson
Estimated birth year: abt 1880
Age at enlistment: 34
Birth Parish: Bethnal Green
Birth County: Middlesex
Document Year: 1914
Regimental Number: 37799
Number of Images: 6

Yep.
Same bloke as on 1911.
Same wife and kids and job...

I hope this is the right number 37799

Can you put up his WW1 Arny number and regiment please?

Yes this is right Georgette is george who died the same year as his dad and I knew Lilian.

So do you all think the WW1 records are wrong, they ask for Height, Weight, Chest size, Hair colour so why didn't they just ask for his date of birth and not his age, this would be so simple.

1901 taken 31st March

1911..taken on 2nd April

ANDERSON, George Head Married M 32 1879 Carman Shoreditch London
ANDERSON, Annie Wife Married
6 years F 27 1884 Shoreditch London
ANDERSON, Georgette Son M 5 1906 Poplar London
ANDERSON, Lilian S Daughter F 2 1909 Shoreditch London
GLADDEN, William Brother In Law M 15 1896 Van Guard Shoreditch London

Registration District:
Poplar Sub District:
Bromley Enumeration District:
26 Parish:
Poplar Borough

Address:
53 Brabazon St Poplar E County:
London

Agreed with the 1880, and it fits that 1901 census.

Not the 1879 birth then as it is all wrong,but the 1880 looks correct to me.
What the rest of you say?

The other birth cert. shows george anderson 28th March 1880 B/Green, father George anderson, job - Coachman, his mother is Mary Ann Shipp.
I thought that if I counted back and worked out when he was born by the WW1 records then that would be right, but I can't find a George Anderson born 1879 under Shoreditch, Bethnal Green.

the cert. birth is george anderson, born 27th Sept 1879 B/Green, Father is Henry James Anderson, job, Druggists Warhouseman and mother Martha Whittaker.

The marriage cert. shows George Anderson marries Annie Gladden his age is 24 (1880) job - Carman, address Bromley, father - George Anderson Carman.
date is the 9th May 1904.

Christine, at the time of census they gave their age, not the year they were born. The enumerator then estimated the year of birth. Depending on the date of the census and their actual birthday you can get the variation of a year or so.

Never take the census year of birth as 100% accurate.

Christine.
You say the 1879 cert has father George ,can you give the other details from it please.
Mothers name/
Fathers occupation?
Address?
His exact date of birth.

Census were taken at different times and if his birthday were one side of the date then he would be 1880 on one and 1879 on another.
Same as on his marriage cert,depended when his birthday was..
And you are lucky he seems to know when and where he was born as many peoples birth years on marriage and census are YEARS out.

Yes this is one that I found to, could this census just have the year 1880 wrong and he is actually 1879.

This 1901 seems to fit the bill:

ANDERSON, George Head Married M 60 1841 Carman Shoreditch London
ANDERSON, Mary Ann Wife Married F 50 1851 Shoreditch London
ANDERSON, Harry Son Single M 29 1872 Carman Shoreditch London
ANDERSON, George Son Single M 21 1880 Carman Bethnal Grn London
ANDERSON, May Daughter F 13 1888 Bethnal Grn London
ANDERSON, Albert Son M 9 1892 Shoreditch London
ANDERSON, Emily Daughter Single F 18 1883 Housemaid (Domestic) Bethnal Grn London

RG number:
RG13 Piece:
268 Folio:
132 Page:
21

Registration District:
Shoreditch Sub District:
Shoreditch South Enumeration District:
5 Ecclesiastical Parish:
Shoreditch St Michael

Civil Parish:
Shoreditch Municipal Borough:
Address:
62, Langbourne Buildings, Shoreditch County:
London