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Janet

Janet Report 25 Aug 2005 13:31

What month was a census generally done.

☼ Orangeblossom ☼ - Tracy

☼ Orangeblossom ☼ - Tracy Report 25 Aug 2005 13:34

I nudged the census dates thread for you. They were usually end of March/start of April, but look at the list as they do differ on occasion.

Deborah

Deborah Report 25 Aug 2005 13:35

1841 - Jun 6/7 1851 - Mar 30/31 1861 - Apr 7/8 1871 - Apr 2/3 1881 - Apr 3/4 1891 - Apr 5/6 1901 - Mar 31/Apr 1

Janet

Janet Report 25 Aug 2005 14:37

Thanks for the nudge!! Would I be right in assuming that if I have an age on a census as 5wks I would be able to work out a more accurate birth year than one that just says 10yrs

☼ Orangeblossom ☼ - Tracy

☼ Orangeblossom ☼ - Tracy Report 25 Aug 2005 14:43

Definitely :) I have one that was 2 days on one census, so I knew the date as well as the year lol