Hi, I do not know if records here in the U.S. are worse than England but we find this sort of date problem a lot. We have several persons, not too far back (grandmother, great grandmother) that have at least a 10 year spread in birth dates. One example: On the 10 year federal census she gained in age 5 years, 8 years, 15 years. We have a 10 year spread in birth dates between court house records, marriage record, tombstone, obit. Don't panic, we rarely find a completly correct set of records. Ted of Michigan ----- Original Message ----- From: "den toms" <denzil@yate74.freeserve.co.uk> To: <ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 5:44 PM Subject: [[Hawks]] Moses ILES family - date inconsistencies > Hi Listers, > > On re-examining the information on Moses and Ann ILES family, there seems to be some > inconsistencies in the various dates recorded. > > Ann ILES (nee HANCOCK) was baptised in 1766 but the gravestone inscription indicates she > died in 1813 aged 45 which gives a birth date of 1768! > > Furthermore, there is an IGI entry for the baptism for Daniel, a son of Moses and Ann, for > 1818 - five years after Ann died! Looking at the birth dates for Moses family they came along > regularly every 2-3 years but Daniel is the odd one out - there is a gap of 13 years between his > birth and that of the next older offspring in 1805. > > Additionally there is an 1851 Census record for a Daniel ILES born Hawkesbury in 1808 and > living in Thornbury. If this is the son of Moses then a birth date of 1808 would make more sense > suggesting there may be an error in the IGI data. > > Does anyone have access to the parish records for Hawkesbury to check the baptism date for > Daniel and the burial date for Ann? > > Thanks in advance > Dennis > > > ==== ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY Mailing List ==== > Have your Hawkesbury research needs added to the Hawkesbury Family History pages. Send an email to ThePondDipper@HawkesburyFamilyHistory.co.uk > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >