Sian Thanks for that information. Are the ages of George and his wife correct because in 1851 they were 45 and 51 respectively. The ages of the children tally. I know that they did round up/down ages in 1841 but there is still a discrepancy. I suspected that the Davis history in the village didn't go back far. This has confirmed it as William is recorded as not being from the county. Thanks Gill

Hi Gill In the 1841 census, ages above 15 should be rounded down (not up) to the nearest five, so a 29 year old would be enumerated as 25, a 41 year old as 40, etc 15 and below should be enumerated with the correct age That is presuming that the enumerator understood the instructions of course :-) >From my meanderings through many a census I have found that some ignored the instruction or simply misunderstood them and sometimes did some correctly and others with their correct age In alls cases the age is as given by the head of household who may not have known the correct age for certain Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > Sian > Thanks for that information. Are the ages of George and his wife correct > because in 1851 they were 45 and 51 respectively. The ages of the children > tally. I know that they did round up/down ages in 1841 but there is still > a discrepancy. > I suspected that the Davis history in the village didn't go back far. This > has confirmed it as William is recorded as not being from the county. > Thanks > Gill