thanks Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Candlish" <andycandlish@ozemail.com.au> To: <perthshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 9:20 PM Subject: Re: [PERTHSHIRE] BROWN Duncan bc 1817 Callander > Hi > > In the 1841 census ages for people 15 and over were rounded down to the > nearest 5 years so someone aged 20 could be anywhere between 20yo and 24yo > > Andy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "rusty york" <rusty_york@xtra.co.nz> > To: <perthshire@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 6:09 PM > Subject: Re: [PERTHSHIRE] BROWN Duncan bc 1817 Callander > > >> Hi Doreen >> >> no don't think so, Daniel was b 1808 (OPR), & the first time I saw Duncan >> was in the 1841 census age 20, so therefore b c1820-21, later census >> records >> & his death put his birth nearer 1817-18. (Alexander was b1820, that's >> why >> I >> thought the names might be interchangeable). There's also a girl >> Christian >> bc1825, still working on that one :) (she is 15 in the 1841 census). >> >> thanks >> Jan >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PERTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message