Hi Bob I use Jan qtr 1881 or Dec qtr 1923 (for examples) Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) Symbols. When I enter dates on my trees from GRO I use ¼ and ¾ to denote first and third Quarters of a year. How can I show second and fourth Quarters, other than 2/4 and 4/4 ? Hope this is not too far of topic. Bob.