If you are looking at the original parish register, it should be organised in the right years for its time. However, if you are consulting someone's transcription, they may have altered the years into the modern callendar. If a modern transcription, look at the preamble to see if they have explained this. The old year ended on 24th March and new year's day was 25th March. If you are quoting an old date, you write it, for example, 28th February 1568/69. This shows that you know the modern date but are aware of the old callendar. It's all quite easy when you get into it. I think the callendar was modernised in 1757 but you'd have to check the precise year. Good luck. Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Yvonne Purdy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 7:15 PM Subject: [OEL] Old and New style years > Dear all, > > Please, does anyone know of a website where I can check a date? > > I've got a burial from the parish register of 28 February 1568. Is this > actually 1568 or 1569? (New Style/Old Style)? I never did get to grips > with > this. > > It's important to me to get this right to date children from one marriage > before the next marriage. > > Thank you for any help. > Regards, > Yvonne > > > > ==== OLD-ENGLISH Mailing List ==== > OLD-ENGLISH Web Page > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/ > > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.1/389 - Release Date: 14/07/2006 > >