Plaisted, Sier & Young Familes of Westbury 1700s (General)

by MPGriffiths , Wednesday, July 22, 2015, 13:52 (3406 days ago) @ diagram

There are a number of articles on 'the net' regarding the average height through the ages.

'from Bones in Farringdon Street, London (17th century)'

Average man : (5'6 inches)
Average woman: (5' half an inch)

So Christopher was taller and fit to be a Pikeman - the pikes measured 16 feet+