Hello List. I have been trying to look up some information on some people in Switzerland, however I have encountered some problems with dates, and that is where I am hoping someone can help me out so I can decide if the people I have found are ours or not. I have a Frederick who was born 14 Nov 1841 (according to his info in the states), but Switzerland has his birthdate as 06 Nov 1841. That is a 8 day difference. His brother Peter was born 20 Feb 1831, but the papers from Switzerland give his birthdate as 16 Feb 1831 . That is a 4 day difference. However, Frederick's wife's birthdate is the same in the States as it is on the paperwork from Switzerland. My questions are..Is that "normal"? Could it be due to conflict in the actual birth date and a Christening date? I was wondering if they were actually using a christening date as a birthdate instead of their actually birthday. I had also thought of the difference with the Gregorian and Julian calendars, but I couldn't account for the when Switzerland changed over, or a 0 to 4 or even a 8 difference. Lastly, did some of the couples go by a betrothal date for a marriage date? Peter and Susettes is way off from what I have and according to the date I have from family members, it would mean they were married after their first child was born, which doesn't seem right to me. Thank you for any help on this matter. It will be greatly appreciated! Regards, Janet Strief [email protected]
My grandfather, who was born in 1886, was not sure about the month he was born as different paperwork had it for March or for April. He decided that he would celebrate his birthday in March. The civil records that I got had his birthday as April and I have not had the opportunity to check the church records. It may seem odd, but he was 1 of 15 children and only 6 survived beyond age 20. With that large a family and probably not being very well off, birthdays were probably not celebrated in those days -- but maybe someone else can clarify that. Claire ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry & Janet" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 8:21 AM Subject: [SWITZ] Birthdate differences Hello List. I have been trying to look up some information on some people in Switzerland, however I have encountered some problems with dates, and that is where I am hoping someone can help me out so I can decide if the people I have found are ours or not. I have a Frederick who was born 14 Nov 1841 (according to his info in the states), but Switzerland has his birthdate as 06 Nov 1841. That is a 8 day difference. His brother Peter was born 20 Feb 1831, but the papers from Switzerland give his birthdate as 16 Feb 1831 . That is a 4 day difference. However, Frederick's wife's birthdate is the same in the States as it is on the paperwork from Switzerland. My questions are..Is that "normal"? Could it be due to conflict in the actual birth date and a Christening date? I was wondering if they were actually using a christening date as a birthdate instead of their actually birthday. I had also thought of the difference with the Gregorian and Julian calendars, but I couldn't account for the when Switzerland changed over, or a 0 to 4 or even a 8 difference. Lastly, did some of the couples go by a betrothal date for a marriage date? Peter and Susettes is way off from what I have and according to the date I have from family members, it would mean they were married after their first child was born, which doesn't seem right to me. Thank you for any help on this matter. It will be greatly appreciated! Regards, Janet Strief [email protected] ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== Resource Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~chewgw
My grandfather, who was born in 1886, was not sure about the month he was born as different paperwork had it for March or for April. He decided that he would celebrate his birthday in March. The civil records that I got had his birthday as April and I have not had the opportunity to check the church records. It may seem odd, but he was 1 of 15 children and only 6 survived beyond age 20. With that large a family and probably not being very well off, birthdays were probably not celebrated in those days -- but maybe someone else can clarify that. Claire ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry & Janet" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 8:21 AM Subject: [SWITZ] Birthdate differences Hello List. I have been trying to look up some information on some people in Switzerland, however I have encountered some problems with dates, and that is where I am hoping someone can help me out so I can decide if the people I have found are ours or not. I have a Frederick who was born 14 Nov 1841 (according to his info in the states), but Switzerland has his birthdate as 06 Nov 1841. That is a 8 day difference. His brother Peter was born 20 Feb 1831, but the papers from Switzerland give his birthdate as 16 Feb 1831 . That is a 4 day difference. However, Frederick's wife's birthdate is the same in the States as it is on the paperwork from Switzerland. My questions are..Is that "normal"? Could it be due to conflict in the actual birth date and a Christening date? I was wondering if they were actually using a christening date as a birthdate instead of their actually birthday. I had also thought of the difference with the Gregorian and Julian calendars, but I couldn't account for the when Switzerland changed over, or a 0 to 4 or even a 8 difference. Lastly, did some of the couples go by a betrothal date for a marriage date? Peter and Susettes is way off from what I have and according to the date I have from family members, it would mean they were married after their first child was born, which doesn't seem right to me. Thank you for any help on this matter. It will be greatly appreciated! Regards, Janet Strief [email protected] ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== Resource Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~chewgw