Megan, The accuracy of the age, depends on who is providing the information. >From personal experience ages vary from census to census, depending on who is providing the information. The first child was born + or - 6 months approx from the date of marriage. I would not discount this Hannah without obtaining the Birth Certificate. Achwr ======================================== Message Received: Apr 01 2012, 10:34 PM From: "Megan Roberts" To: "[email protected]" , "Dyfdd List" Cc: Subject: Re: [Dyfed] Cousins etc Achwr I had spotted the 1858 entry, but have been inclined to discount it on the basis that it is 6 years different from her age in 1871 census. Also it is before her parents marriage (not that is necessarily a problem). thanks anyway Megan From: yr achwr To: Megan Roberts ; Dyfdd List Sent: Sunday, 1 April 2012, 20:54 Subject: RE: [Dyfed] Cousins etc Megan, Try Hannah COZENS Haverfordwest June Qtr 1858 11a 719 Achwr ======================================== Message Received: Apr 01 2012, 07:18 PM From: "Megan Roberts" To: "Dyfdd List" Cc: Subject: [Dyfed] Cousins etc In the 1871 Census my gt grandmother Mary Ann Cousins is shown with family in Cuckoo Lane, St Martin as follows: COSSENS, George Head 28 1843 COSSENS, Elizabeth Wife 28 1843 COSSENS, Thomas Son 9 1862 COSSENS, Hannah Daughter 7 1864 COSSENS, John Son 5 1866 COSSENS, Mary AnnDaughter 3 1868 COSSENS, James Son 9 months 1870 The only reference I can find to her sister Hannah is this census - there does not even appear a birth record. Similarly I can't find a birth record for her brother James. Do people think that by this time people were still not registering births? thanks Megan ================================ Dyfed list http://home.clara.net/daibevan/DyfedML.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ACHWR ACHWR