Forest of Dean FHT Forum - 1841 age rounding

1841 age rounding (reply)

paulaedwards — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:15:00 +0000

thats interesting,thanks

1841 age rounding (reply)

slowhands — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:11:05 +0000

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.

Moses Hale bap. 1763 at English Bicknor (reply)

paulaedwards — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:01:08 +0000

yes thanks.i did mean baptism not birth cert.(sorry)when you said rounded up on the census,would that mean that if he was 79,it could possiblly mean rounded to 70,as this was the last big 0.

Moses Hale bap. 1763 at English Bicknor (reply)

slowhands — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:23:40 +0000

Sadly there is no Birth Cert - not invented yet ! - its the parish reg you need to look at :-)

I suspect the age was incorrectly rounded in 1841.

Moses Hale bap. 1763 at English Bicknor (reply)

paulaedwards — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:29:22 +0000

thanks again to both of you for your help.think i might need to obtain a birth cert,to be sure.I cant seem to work out who the moses is in the 41 census.do you think it could be a mistake and the correct age is 80??NOT 70,then maybe he is living with daughter.

Moses HALE born 1762 -1855 (reply)

slowhands — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:38:12 +0000

Year: 1808
Month: Sep
Day: 18
Parents Surname: HALE
Child Forenames: John
Father's Forenames: Moses
Mother's Forenames: Anne
Mother's Surname:
Place of Residence: Broadwell
Occupation:
Officiating Minister:
Event type: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register Reference: P227 IN 1/10
Page No: 34
Parish_Chapel: Newland

1841 HO 107/365/11 folio 9
ex-parochial nr Lodge Hill / Lane End

George HALE 50 Coal Miner
Sarah 45
Sarah 15
Charlotte 11
George 12
Pheby (sic) 10
Agnes 4

next door ?
Moses Hale 70
Ann 25

next door
Moses Hale 40 Coal Miner
Ann 40
Edward 20
John 15
Moses 12
Mary 9

all born in county

1851 Lane End
Moses Hale abt 1762 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head West Dean, Gloucestershire
John Hale abt 1809 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean, Gloucestershire
Winifred Hale abt 1812 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife West Dean, Gloucestershire

Year: 1855
Month: Feb
Day: 14
Surname: HALE
Forenames: Moses
Place of Residence: Lane End
Age at death: 97
Officiating Minister: John Hawksley Curate
Event: Burial
Cause of death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register Reference: P227 IN 1/27
Page No: 76
Parish_Chapel: Newland

Moses Hale bap. 1763 at English Bicknor (reply)

ChrisW — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:52:18 +0000

I bin and found this 'un Paula:

MOSES HALE Pedigree
Male

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 23 JAN 1763 Welsh Bicknor, Hereford, England

Death:
Burial:

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Parents:
Father: AARON HALE Family
Mother: SUSAN

Moses HALE born1872

paulaedwards — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:47:16 +0000

can anyone help me to find a birth or baptism for moses hale,who i believe was born 1762 as a 1851 census puts him as 89.any help would be great.thanks.