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Paul | Report | 19 Feb 2004 15:26 |
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My great-grandfather was listed in the Canterbury 1901 census as 52. I have just received his marriage certificate when in 1885 he is listed as being 30, (father also called William,) which would mean that he could be only 46 at the time of the census. He also has his place of birth as Leeds Yorks and I can't find any William Adkin born around 1855 with a father called William. Any ideas? |
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BrianW | Report | 19 Feb 2004 15:49 |
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Any ages quoted on censuses and marriage certificates are best treated as suspect. It's not unusual for someone to only age seven years between censuses or to "adjust" their age on marriage so as not too appear to be too much older or younger than their spouse, or to be over the age of consent when actually below it. As an example my ggrandfather appears as 19 on the 1881 census but was born 04/08/1859, so was actually 21. |
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BrianW | Report | 19 Feb 2004 15:54 |
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I think Marie-Anne is thinking of the 1841 census, where actual ages were given up to 21 (or 18 ?) and everybody else was rounded down to the 5 years below actual age. |
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