Thanks for your input, Bob. The 1802 Sarah KEMP was chr. in Brading, so is also unlikely to have been born in Portsea for that reason. I think I can definitely rule out the two non-portsea Sarahs, but the other four christened in Portsea are more or less likely if their age was reported correctly on the census. I suppose I need the marriage certificate or register information to determine which Sarah it was (or none of them)! Clutching at straws a little, but since your last name is YOUNG, do you know of any connection with my Elizabeth YOUNG b. abt. 1814, who married William WILLCOCKS (b. 15 Dec 1803, so 48 in 1851) on 1 Jan 1825 at St. Mary's, Portsea, Hampshire? There is an Elizabeth age 37 in 1851 census (H0107/1657 fol. 60) who is coupled with William age 48 and has children Henry (23), Samuel (18), Thomas (12), Mary (10), Elizabeth (7). Henry was my ggf and married Julia SQUIRE in Dec 1852 (her mother was the Sarah KEMP in question.) Elizabeth must have had Henry at age 14 if her census age is believed. She could be one of the people who was really, say, 39, but didn't like to state her real age. Or else the census taker's scrawl for 39 was misread as 37. Or perhaps she was really 47. OK, I guess that's another marriage certificate, but more difficult as I don't know the exact date of marriage. Robert Young wrote: > > Howdy.... > > >>We know from the 1851 census that Sarah SQUIRE (married name) was 47 > which would put her birthdate between 1 Apr 1803 and 31 Mar 1804 so she > could not have been chr. before 1803 (which rules out a Sarah KEMP of > Brading Hampshire) and her birthplace is shown as Portsea (which also > rules out a Sarah KEMP of Selborne). > > Keep in mind that the ages given in the census records (both UK and US) > are the ages that the individuals gave to the census taker. It is not > uncommon > for a person to "age" only 8 years, or over 12 years, between censuses. > > Bob Young, Secretary > Kemp Family Association