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1841 census for Carlisle please

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Maureen

Maureen Report 10 Mar 2011 21:11

I noticed the comment that ages change on the census. In 1841 the age was not always exact, the recorder was only required to record the age up to 15 years and then round it up to the nearest '5'. So if you were 21,22,23,24 or 25 - you would be listed as 25, then from 26-30, you would be 30 etc. Some recorders wrote the exact age, others just rounded it up.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 10 Mar 2011 21:18

Maureen


sorry to contradict you


but ages were supposed to be rounded DOWN to the nearest 5 on the 1841 census


so it is the reverse of what you said


anyone aged 21 - 24 was shown as age 20, 26 - 29 was shown as 30


but some enumerators did ignore the instruction, and wrote down the exact age.



sylvia

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.

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 10 Mar 2011 21:29

Gotta contradict you now, Sylvia. Ages 25-29 were shown as 25.

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 11 Mar 2011 00:15

lol!!!

but of course 25 would have been shown as 25 anyway!


it's 26 - 29 that would have been rounded down by 1or more years.

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.

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