Hi Carolyn, The rules (not necessarily followed) for the 1841 census was that ages of those over 15 were to be rounded down to the nearest 5 year mark. Those 15 and younger were to be recorded as the actual age. 1841 census instructions to enumerators are here: http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~framland/census/1841directions.htm Joanne Toronto, Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn Haines" <hainesc@msu.edu> To: <CORNISH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2012 1:03 PM Subject: [CORNISH] ages on 1841 UK Census > Hi, > > I have forgotten how the ages were recorded in the 1841 census. I think > there was something about 5 in the calculation. > > Either up or down to the nearest increment of 5? If this is so, if a child > was one year old would it have been rounded up to 6? > > I am having trouble with a child in that census (not in Cornwall where > there > are other sources to check). > > Any help appreciated. > > You are a great group. > > > > Carolyn Haines > > Holt, Michigan 48842 > > > > ------------------------------- > Subscribe to digest by sending an email to CORNISH-D-request@rootsweb.com > with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line and body text. If you want, > MIME digests, email CORNISH-admin@rootsweb.com. > > Unsubscribe from either by sending an email to > CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >