Hi all, This is from "Trove" and might explain why some births were different to baptism dates, a case of not wanting to pay or being able afford a £10 fine! "We call the attention of the public to the liability which parties incur of being fined for neglecting the registration of births and deaths, at the Deputy Registration Office. For parents neglectingthe registration of births, or house holders the registration of deaths occurring in their house, the former within 42, and the latter within 10 days, the fine as we remember is £10." /The Cornwall Chronicle /(Launceston, Tas. : 1835 - 1880), 24 November, p. 2, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article65954548 Cheers, Maree On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 4:31 PM, Peter Oakley <pete.j.oakley@gmail.com> wrote: >> <snip> >> >> I've found in my own research that a lot of birth dates in association >> with a baptism don't tally with the civil birth registration. I think it is >> a fact that people just weren't aware of time as we in the modern society >> are. Thomas probably got up with the sun, went to bed at dark and if he was >> lucky he might remember the Sabbath without Ann having to remind him !!. I >> think that would sum up how most farmers or farm labours viewed things in >> those days. >> >> <snip>