Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Is there more information contained in the Parish Records?

Is there more information contained in the Parish Records? (reply)

Dewey — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 07:36:21 +0000

In addition to the reasons given for a false age, we must remember that in the periods of interest most people had to work their entire life, as there was not the pensions we have today. In order to get and keep a job it was sometimes necessary to claim an age younger than you were. My great grandfather stopped having birthdays after he reached 61. Every document that I have found for the period after he passed 61 has the same age ,61,even the census taken after he was in his seventies

Dewey.

Is there more information contained in the Parish Records? (reply)

rubyrct — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 03:46:27 +0000

Thank you for your responses! I always appreciate someone elses take on the information. Sometimes it's easy to overlook the obvious such as the person reporting the age at death not knowing her exact age.

Diane

Dates, memory and accuracy !!!! (reply)

slowhands — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:24:32 +0000

The Census data for Sarah is 1795 - 1798 - its always possible that whoever reported the death / informed the Parish clerk was not sure of the real age or just confused !

Is there more information contained in the Parish Records? (reply)

admin — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:25:22 +0000

The transcribed Parish Records we have contain all the information that was
recorded in the Parish Registers. Some parishes included more information in
their registers than others. If you have viewed a few of the records you will
notice the information in the registers varies depending who was the Vicar at
the time and generally you will find more information in later years.

In 1837 a civil registration system for births, marriages and deaths was
introduced in England and Wales. For events 1837 onwards certificates are
available which sometimes contain more details than the parish records, these
certificates are available from the authorities.

Past posting giving information on what information the certificates contain.

Information on Birth Certificates
http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=7851

Death Certificates contain the following information
http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=6557

Is there more information contained in the Parish Records?

rubyrct — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:30:08 +0000

Is there more information contained in the original parish records? Do they list relatives names in the burial records?

Trying to determine if this is the correct person or not. The birth year is off by 5 years.

record_id 564
Entry Number 567
Year 1877
Month Oct
Day 27
Surname MALSON
Forename(s) Sarah
Place of Residence East Dean
Age at death 84
Officiating Minister John W. Gregg
Event Burial
Cause of death
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P1 IN 1/11
Page No 71
Parish_Chapel Abenhall

Diane