In a message dated 2/2/06 12:13:32 PM GMT Standard Time, eve@varneys.demon.co.uk writes: > Some > enumerators could not cope with the multiplication involved, so used the > exact age, though most had already got to grips with this concept in the > eartlier censuses from 1801 (almost all of which no longer survive in > any form). > Yes, thanks for that. Sometimes the ages seem to be 'spot on' with other documents and sometimes really wide off the mark. Sometimes the census people gave the right age and sometimes they are wildly inaccurate? Best thing is to marry the 1841 data with other sources - I dont think the census people knew they were 'Victorians' in 1841! But who else than Victorians would even think of rounding peoples' ages off to 5? Can't see the point of it? cathy