----- Original Message ----- From: "ruthconner" <ruthsconner@bigpond.com> To: "Dean Black" <dcblack@sympatico.ca> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 4:53 PM Subject: Re: [D-G LIST] Lying About One's Age > Bear in mind also that people in those days often did not know their actual > date of birth or how their name was spelt - a lot was left to the census > taker or registrar and their level of education and what they heard in all > sorts of accents. > Ruth > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dean Black" <dcblack@sympatico.ca> > To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 12:04 AM > Subject: [D-G LIST] Lying About One's Age > > > > Tongue in cheek, of course, I lay this subject out knowing it is one > better > > suited to the ladies out there, than the men. :0) In all seriousness, > > however, I have noted with quite interest the number of men who lied about > > their age so as to ensure a berth for their family and passage to Canada > in > > the early 1800s. My own GGGGrandfather - Walter Black - is recorded as 40 > > years old, as he boarded the George Canning on 14 April 1821 for the > > Bathurst District in Canada. However, his grave marker cites a birth date > of > > 1769. Clearly he was 53, and not 40. Are there any other stories out there > > that might shed some additional light on this practice? Was this the only > > reason why men would lie about their age? > > > > Kindest regards from Canada > > > > > > Dean Black > > > > > > ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== > > FIND YOUR ANCESTORS > > http://www.directcon.net/tomas/Ancestry/index.html/ > > >