1841 age rounding (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Wednesday, April 30, 2008, 10:11 (6060 days ago) @ paulaedwards

These are the instructions :-

Write the age of every person under 15 years of age as it is stated to you. For persons aged 15 years and upwards, write the lowest of the term of 5 years within which the age is.

Thus -- for Persons aged

15 years and under 20 write 15
20 years and under 25 write 20
25 years and under 30 write 25
30 years and under 35 write 30
35 years and under 40 write 35
40 years and under 45 write 40
45 years and under 50 write 45
50 years and under 55 write 50
55 years and under 60 write 55
60 years and under 65 write 60
65 years and under 70 write 65
70 years and under 75 write 70
and so on up to the greatest ages.

now given Moses is over 70 / 75 you can see the scope to record 70 !

I have seen a number of incorrect "ages" in 1841 and try to look at later ones ( if possible) to gain a view of age, also where they are living helps add weight to finding the "correct" person.

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