Sarah JONES (Father: Thomas, Carpenter) (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Monday, June 24, 2013, 10:56 (4180 days ago) @ Paul Andrews

Can I confirm that they would round DOWN the birth age and not UP?

ie. 53 years would be 50 years on one entry and on another 53 years would be 55 years. Do they ALWAY round DOWN or could it go either way.

I hope you understand.

Alex.

Extract from 1841 Enumerator's Directions:

"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

If no more can be ascertained respecting the age of any person than that the person is a child or is grown up, write 'under 20,' or 'above 20,' as the case may be."

That might have been the instructions - but..... I have seen ages go up, go down, accurate and wildly wrong :-)

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