Hampshire - Suffolk - Rutland - Herefordshire Tree

RL 21/6/07: Stated age in 1841 was 60, but this could have been rounded down{}; in 1851 stated age was 71 (and b Twyford). {} Graham 19/7/06: "The official line, from the FamilyRecords.gov.uk site, is that in 1841 'For those under 15, ages were given exactly (if known): for people over 15, ages were rounded down to the nearest five years. For example, someone of 64 would appear as 60, another of 29 as 25.' We know that some enumerators did not follow the rounding down instruction, but most seem to have followed the instruction for under 15s, quoting completed years for those over 1, completed months for those over 1 month, and weeks for those under 1 month. I can't honestly recall whether I have come across an entry for a child aged less than 1 week." RL 13/7/07: PRs for Twyford have not been searched at Hants RO, but we now believe Thomas to be the subject of the following PR baptism entry (from a Modern Transcript) on the Lovelock website:1779 Sep 30 Thomas s. Thos & Lydia Lovelock