On 18/09/2013 10:45, T and J Barry wrote: > Elizabeth, baptised: Kewstoke, 3 Mar, 1805 daughter of William and Susannah. > > This birth date seems too late. It's is a baptismal date, not a birth date. Although most children were still babes in arms at the time of their baptism, not all were. There was no requirement for the age or date of birth to be given in the register. If this information was included it was the decision of the incumbent or whoever made up the registers. > Another Elizabeth Badman was buried in Kewstoke 04 Oct 1797 but, as neither > her age nor parentage was listed, she was probably not young. Ages were not routinely given at that time unless the deceased was a remarkable age for the time. Once a child reached a certain age, their father/parents weren't named. You are most likely correct in saying this Elizabeth wasn't young but she could be a12 year old or a married 23 year old. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Ashcott, Shapwick, Greinton and Clutton, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk