1871 AND 1881 SCOTLAND CENSUS

rubeaz · Post by **rubeaz** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:31 pm

1871 SCOTLAND CENSUS

MY ANCESTOR WILLIAM BUCHANAN AGED 24 CALTON DISTRICT

1881 SCOTLAND CENSUS

MY ANCESTOR WILLIAM BUCHANAN AGED 55 CALTON DISTRICT

IS IT POSSIBLE THAT HIS AGE IS INCORRECT.

OTHERWISE THEY WOULD HAVE HAD 3 CHILDREN IN THEIR 50'S

THANKYOU - KAY

JustJean · Post by **JustJean** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:47 pm

Have you viewed the original census image or are you simply taking the age data from an indexing? If you are very certain you have the correct household in both years then my first hunch tells me that someone has misread the enumerator's handwriting. In other words 3's can look alot like 5's.

Best wishes
Jean

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:51 pm

JustJean wrote:Have you viewed the original census image or are you simply taking the age data from an indexing? If you are very certain you have the correct household in both years then my first hunch tells me that someone has misread the enumerator's handwriting. In other words 3's can look alot like 5's.

Best wishes
Jean

I think that's what happened Jean - according to the 1881 census discs he is 35.

Regards,
Annette

rubeaz · Post by **rubeaz** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:46 pm

To Jean and Annette

You two are amazing - I took the info off Ancestry.Com - so I really need to look at SP Census for more reliable results!!!!!

Ann In the UK · Post by **Ann In the UK** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 7:06 am

Ancestry transcriptions are a nightmare! According to their reckoning, my 3x great grandfather was 11 when he had his first child! Duh! (They made him 21 when he was clearly 41!)

rubeaz · Post by **rubeaz** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:09 pm

Hi Ann

Just read your post - glad I'm not the only one that this has happened to.

Best wishes

KAY

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1871 AND 1881 SCOTLAND CENSUS

1871 AND 1881 SCOTLAND CENSUS

1871 and 1871 Scotland Census