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From: "Helen Verrall" <>
Subject: RE: [WAR] 1851 Census - How ages calcalated?
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:58:51 +1300
In-Reply-To: <01c201c620d2$98f2fc80$6dc94254@rob2>


Rob

I was quoting from the instructions for enumerators !!
I agree quite a few ignored the instruction. But not in Warwickshire or in
fact Worcestershire -

Helen
New Zealand


-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Burns [mailto:]
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 11:40 PM
To: Helen Verrall;
Subject: Re: [WAR] 1851 Census - How ages calcalated?


I just wanted to say that not all 1841 enumerators recalculated the ages of
adults. In fact in my experience very few have done this. My experience
though relates to Derbyshire Yorkshire Staffordshire and Cumberland

Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Helen Verrall" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 12:12 AM
Subject: RE: [WAR] 1851 Census - How ages calcalated?


> Gerry
> The ages were taken , as that at Midnight on 31st March.
> I have seen a 1891 entry where Baby was 1 hr old !
> All census from then calculate ages as at Midnight of the night they
> were taken. 1841 is the only Census where ages are recalculated - 0 -
> 15 exact age - 16 and over down to the nearest whole 5 (e.g. 19 yr old
> would appear as 15 )
>
> hth
> Helen
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gerry Edwards [mailto:]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 9:44 AM
> To:
> Subject: [WAR] 1851 Census - How ages calcalated?
>
>
> Hello Listers:
>
> Can someone tell me how the ages were calculated on the 1851 census. I
> understand the enumeration date was 31 March 1851. Were the ages as of
> that date or as of the next birthday after that date? Thank you.
>
> Gerry Edwards
> Canada
>
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