Death John Plaisted in Westbury 1759 (General)

by essjay , Thursday, September 29, 2011, 10:37 (4808 days ago)

I am a bit confused over the death of my 6x great grandfather John Plaisted in 1759!

He made a will on 24 Jan 1759, stating that he was 'sick of body' - the will is in the download section.
His memorial is in the Bigland transcriptions for Westbury (page 15) which gives his date of death as 1 Feb 1759 and his age as 64.
His burial is in the parish record section as 28 Jan 1759, surname spelled Plaister. The only other John Plaisted's burial was that of a child in March '59.

Obviously one of these is wrong. He couldn't have been buried on 28 Jan if he only died on 1 Feb. And the age of 64 seems a bit odd - 46 would have been more likely.

Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated. I live in north east England so it is a bit tricky to check things out in person.