Hi All I am fairly new to this list, but I must say what a fun lot you are! Also the information you give is excellent especially to beginners. Keep up the good work. Wendy Partridge ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mellie" <chouikh2006@btinternet.com> To: <ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:30 PM Subject: Re: [B.C.] Parkes, Murry, Blinkshaw with Coopers 1841 >>>Also, would someone clarify the '41 census recording of age policy? Do >>>they > round adults age to nearest decade?<< > > Bob, despite the various things that people say, and I am sure they are > very well informed, the truth of the 1841 census, as I have found it to be > (and the other years for that matter) is that there is no "uniforming" of > rounding up or down, it seems to have depended much on what the > enumerator wanted to do that particular day, or even on that particular > entry, and it also depened on the information he was given, much of that > was guess work, or even lies LOL (ladies hiding thier real ages/bigamous > marriages/illigitimates) > > I guess, we have to look at ourselves now, how do we react to completing > the censuses? most people think they ask too many questions, ( i > personally always answer 2 questions fascisiously LOL "SEX" and "RACE", I > answer "yes please" and "Human" !!) and a lot of people have things they > don't want recording on censuses, take that back to 1841, and people then > were almost terrified of the enumerator LOL and wanted to impress him, > wanted to show they knew their names, ages etc when most of them didn't > have a clue! > > So, if you are pretty sure you have found one of your rellies, but thier > age is fluctuating, but other factors lead you to believe they are "yours" > GO WITH IT see where it leads! there's always a 50/50 chance you are > right!! and they are pretty good odds LOL > > I have one that is 50 on one census, but only 56 on the next one! one is > 56 on one census but only 47 on the next!!!! > > If everyone was "rounded up or down" they would all be aged in 5's and > 10's!! > > go with what your "genealogy gut feeling" tells you and let somebody else > DISPROVE IT LOL (saves you the legwork!) you will find your "GGF" works > pretty well as a radar for finding your own!! > > Happy Hunting!! > Mellie > How Come My Coat Of Arms Has Buckles At The Back? > > ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== > The B.C. List Admin is Dave Ogden :- > d.ogden@blueyonder.co.uk >