census - ages rounded .....

karenc · Post by **karenc** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 8:40 pm

hi looking for some help

can someone tell me if im right in thinking that on the 1841 census ages were sometimes rounded to the nearest five?

thanks

karen

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 8:46 pm

Hi Karen
Yes, ages were rounded down (mostly, there are exceptions, as always!) - see the census link at the top of the page for more info about the 1841 and other census years.

Best wishes
Lesley

karenc · Post by **karenc** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 8:53 pm

thanks lesley

i didnt even think of looking there

karen

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:13 am

Rounding down for those age over 15 was the instruction to enumerators.

Those aged 15 or less were to be shown as the actual age.

See http://www.talkingscot.com/censuses/census-1841.htm for the full instructions !!

David

karenc · Post by **karenc** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 11:25 am

thanks david thats what lesley suggested too. that helped clear things up slightly!

Karen