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charlottebrown2005
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Accuracy of 1871 census - BERTIE query
« on: Thursday 06 August 09 17:15 UTC (UK) »
I searched the 1871 census on Ancestry and think I've found the right entry for Mary Ann Bertie and 4 of her children Mary Ann, Elizabeth, Margaret and James living at 9 Shore Wynd, Montrose. The names fit, but the ages don't all make sense - eg Margaret Bertie is listed as a scholar aged 40 when my Margaret Bertie should be 10!

However, this is from the transcribed entry. Is it possible that a mistake was made in transcribing the original? Does anyone have access to the original to do a lookup to check?

Many thanks for your help
Charlotte
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Re: Accuracy of 1871 census - BERTIE query
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 06 August 09 17:26 UTC (UK) »
As Mary Ann aged 42 and Margaret aged 40 are also listed as Daughters of the head of the household Mary Ann aged 34, I would suspect that someone has transcribed 1 as 4 in both cases.

Linda

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