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Keith Bateman
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What did they put in the Water in those days???
« on: Wednesday 16 February 05 22:08 UTC (UK) »
Hi All,


Have a marriage between 2 of my relations on December 13th 1803
Both buried 31 October 1804.

OK - just a short marriage  Cry Cry

I have now been told - and proved - that they were both over 80 when they married!!

I thought life begins at 40 - not so in days gone by  Grin Grin Grin


Cheers

Keith
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Re: What did they put in the Water in those days???
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 17 February 05 07:53 UTC (UK) »
Hi Keith

I like it Smiley  Did you check for the patter of tiny feet in freebmd? Wink

I thought I'd found a couple on the 1871 census where he was 112 and she was 42!
Checking the image, its clear that he too was 42, but its those myopic monkeys at work again!

Set me wondering just how many other misindexed ages there are.

Clearly, Kate C Ball, 112, Daughter shouldn't be still living at home!

Robert Preston, 119, Son needs to give his parents some space, too, while Caroline Stone, 119, servant, needs to put her feet up.

Jane Englefield, the 124 year old grandaughter must be causing her parents a few worries.

Eliza M Field is another 124 year old working as a servant who needs to take union advice soon.

Wonder what James Norman's parents (145, son) are thinking?

Probably much the same as Frederick Pelham, a 155 year old son from Paddington.

Robert Walker, 167, Hulme, Manchester is at least a head of household - didn't check what his job was: perhaps he's an inputter for Anne Cestry?

Smiley

Paul
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JillJ
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Re: What did they put in the Water in those days???
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 17 February 05 14:42 UTC (UK) »
Paul,

I see you are off on your census searches again!   Whacky!

Jill
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Re: What did they put in the Water in those days???
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 17 February 05 16:32 UTC (UK) »
I am staggered in particular by poor Mary BARNES, indexed as 180 in the 1871 census, and still working as a needlewoman.

I imagine here offspring used to hate her constant reminiscing about her childhood inthe 1690's  Smiley
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Re: What did they put in the Water in those days???
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 17 February 05 16:35 UTC (UK) »
Meanwhile, I bet James Hubbard - 200 years old in 1871, by all accounts, would have gladly married Mary Barnes as a 'trophy' wife!

Or Daniel Searle, who according to the indexes made it to the ripe old age of 220 - along with four other people in 1871.

Wish I had him in my tree - an instant hit back to 1651! Smiley
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Re: What did they put in the Water in those days???
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 17 February 05 17:47 UTC (UK) »
Hi Paul,

Strange one that last post of yours - well aren't they all strange!!  Grin Grin Grin

My original post was concerning Edward Searle marrying at 80 odd!!

MUST be a long living family - Grin Grin

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Keith
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