Just a thought, stemming from research into calendar differences though history - has anyone knowledge of a person recorded as being born/dying on the 30th February? (and did this cause any problems) Peter

Peter J Seymour <moz@pjsey.demon.co.uk> wrote: >Just a thought, stemming from research into calendar differences though >history - has anyone knowledge of a person recorded as being born/dying >on the 30th February? (and did this cause any problems) Not quite, but just this week I ran across a French birth record dated 29 Fev in a non-leap year, which is the same problem. I just made a note of it, but luckily the record was the day after the actual birth so, I didn't have to determine what to do with the software. Legacy lets you enter 30 Feb as a birth date, but considers it invalid (If you enter a valid date without capitals, it corrects the capitalization and abbreviates the month (and translates the French month-name to English if I didn't do it myself), but doesn't do so with invalid dates, so "30 feb 1829" continues to have a lower case F after entry. lojbab

Peter J Seymour wrote: > Just a thought, stemming from research into calendar differences though > history - has anyone knowledge of a person recorded as being born/dying > on the 30th February? (and did this cause any problems) > Peter Would whether it was a problem sort of depend on _when_? Under the really really old calendars, there was a 30 Feb, and it wouldn't have been a problem for anyone. In 1752, things were confused enough that anything is possible, and after that, drunken clerks we will have always with us. (g) Cheryl

Wasn't it Peter J Seymour who wrote: >Just a thought, stemming from research into calendar differences though >history - has anyone knowledge of a person recorded as being born/dying >on the 30th February? (and did this cause any problems) The software I use (Family Historian) has the ability to record dates in Gregorian, Julian, Hebrew or French calendars. However, when using the French Republican Calendar, it insists on using the French month names which makes sense, Pluviôse really isn't February. Depending on the year, Pluviôse could run from Gregorian Jan 20, 21 or 22 to Gregorian Feb 19, 20 or 21. -- Mike Williams Gentleman of Leisure

Peter J Seymour wrote: > Just a thought, stemming from research into calendar differences though > history - has anyone knowledge of a person recorded as being born/dying > on the 30th February? (and did this cause any problems) > Peter On the basis of the responses, "no" seems to be the answer to the original question. Interesting that the French Revolutionary calendar gets mentioned. I've never come across it in practice myself, but it seems to be the most likely alternative to the Julian/Gregorian axis. Is this simply a result of cultural bias within the group? Peter

Peter J Seymour wrote: > Peter J Seymour wrote: > >> Just a thought, stemming from research into calendar differences >> though history - has anyone knowledge of a person recorded as being >> born/dying on the 30th February? (and did this cause any problems) >> Peter > > On the basis of the responses, "no" seems to be the answer to the > original question. Interesting that the French Revolutionary calendar > gets mentioned. I've never come across it in practice myself, but it > seems to be the most likely alternative to the Julian/Gregorian axis. Is > this simply a result of cultural bias within the group? > Peter A friend researching the State Archives of either Maryland or Delaware found a recorded date of 30 Feb ... but since I can't recall whether it was a birth/death or a deed or a probate, or which state, it didn't seem useful to mention it. However, yes, it occurred OUTSIDE the French Revolutionary Period and was in a British Colony. If you're deeply interested in calendars, years back there was an _in depth_ discussion of them in soc.genealogy.computing and you might find at google.groups FWIW Cheryl

singhals wrote: > Peter J Seymour wrote: > >> Peter J Seymour wrote: >> >>> Just a thought, stemming from research into calendar differences >>> though history - has anyone knowledge of a person recorded as being >>> born/dying on the 30th February? (and did this cause any problems) >>> Peter >> >> >> On the basis of the responses, "no" seems to be the answer to the >> original question. Interesting that the French Revolutionary calendar >> gets mentioned. I've never come across it in practice myself, but it >> seems to be the most likely alternative to the Julian/Gregorian axis. >> Is this simply a result of cultural bias within the group? >> Peter > > > A friend researching the State Archives of either Maryland or Delaware > found a recorded date of 30 Feb ... but since I can't recall whether it > was a birth/death or a deed or a probate, or which state, it didn't seem > useful to mention it. However, yes, it occurred OUTSIDE the French > Revolutionary Period and was in a British Colony. > > If you're deeply interested in calendars, years back there was an _in > depth_ discussion of them in soc.genealogy.computing and you might find > at google.groups > > FWIW > > Cheryl I had a look where you suggested and found various discussions I hadn't remembered. I'm coming to the conclusion that software should not assume anything about a gedcom date other than perhaps by testing whether it will parse according to an interpretation of the gedcom specification. Gedcom seems implicitly to assume a context of Britain and colonies with a bit of French thrown in. Peter