If one has an ancestor, say, shown in the 1881 census as aged 51 do people enter his/her estimated birth year as 1830 or 1829 in the absence of any other evidence? The census takes place on 3 April and there is approximately a 75% chance that he/she was born in 1829 and a 25% chance that he/she was born in 1830. I suspect most people estimate the birth year as 1830. Joan

I simply put it as 1830 app this converts to c.1830 on FH. Ages on census are unreliable Victor On 22/12/2015 4:45 PM, Joan Stevens via wrote: > If one has an ancestor, say, shown in the 1881 census as aged 51 do > people enter his/her estimated birth year as 1830 or 1829 in the absence > of any other evidence? The census takes place on 3 April and there is > approximately a 75% chance that he/she was born in 1829 and a 25% chance > that he/she was born in 1830. I suspect most people estimate the birth > year as 1830. > > Joan > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I usually put "btw April 1829 and April 1830" as sometimes it's useful to line up census ranges with ranges from other sources. My exception is that where people are getting quite old, the chance of the range being accurate gets slim, so "abt 1829" would be more suitable. Adrian > On 22/12/2015 4:45 PM, Joan Stevens via wrote: > > If one has an ancestor, say, shown in the 1881 census as aged 51 do > > people enter his/her estimated birth year as 1830 or 1829 in the absence > > of any other evidence? >

Joan I always put 'Circa 1830' unless I get a more accurate date from another scource. If I have an inkling of a date I put 'Say 1830' Regards Paul Taylor On 22/12/2015 4:45 PM, Joan Stevens via wrote: > If one has an ancestor, say, shown in the 1881 census as aged 51 do > people enter his/her estimated birth year as 1830 or 1829 in the absence > of any other evidence? The census takes place on 3 April and there is > approximately a 75% chance that he/she was born in 1829 and a 25% chance > that he/she was born in 1830. I suspect most people estimate the birth > year as 1830. > > Joan > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >