Hi Audrey >> I think the callendar was modernised in 1757 but you'd have to check the precise year. << Actually 1752 - which also lost 11 days in September to bring our calendar back into line with the one in use on the Continent. However the Government did not want to loose any tax which is why our tax year still begins on April 5th.....:-) Kind regards Polly Thankful that it has just started to rain here in Herefordshire!