On 18/08/2013 17:25, Graeme Wall wrote: > On 18/08/2013 17:05, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: >> Can we as a hobby/profession start to abandon using only a month to >> refer to a quarter, when further precision isn't known? I'd suggest >> any of >> >> Apr-Jun 1891 >> 1891, Apr-Jun >> Q2 1891 >> 1891Q2 > > I tend to use <year> Mar/4, Jun/4, Sep/4 and Dec/4 I tend to use 1891Q3, but not in databases, only in notes. In databases I just use 1891.

On Mon, 19 Aug 2013 00:42:50 +0100, Renia <renia@otenet.gr> wrote: >On 18/08/2013 17:25, Graeme Wall wrote: >> On 18/08/2013 17:05, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: >>> Can we as a hobby/profession start to abandon using only a month to >>> refer to a quarter, when further precision isn't known? I'd suggest >>> any of >>> >>> Apr-Jun 1891 >>> 1891, Apr-Jun >>> Q2 1891 >>> 1891Q2 >> >> I tend to use <year> Mar/4, Jun/4, Sep/4 and Dec/4 > > >I tend to use 1891Q3, but not in databases, only in notes. In databases >I just use 1891. > If the actual date isn't known then I record the year if the registration is in the last 3 quarters and ABT <year> if in the first quarter to allow for it being in November or December the previous year (there are 42 days allowed to register a birth in England and Wales).