Age discrepencies

[Finley 1]

whoops   yes.. lots of research done on here.. so here is a link.. sorry just RE- found this..

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=242684.msg1332779#msg1332779

will have to check it out again..


xin   

and please NOTE that I got a little reprimand for repeating searches at that time.. .. and I honestly dont want people to waste time repeating searches but as it is some time ago now and fresh input.. etc... 

ps  I have a good reason for a blip in my memory.. so forgive me

xin

[dowdstree]

Xin can you go back to where you got the conflicting information on Ann(e) Sutherland's death and burial details.

Your Ann died 1887 aged 56 as per the death entry you posted. Where did the information come from that it was in 1884 aged 66? There is no death for an Ann(e) Sutherland in 1884 on the SP Index.

Dorrie

[Finley 1]

Hello

yes

 I received the burial details from the Crematorium Office this last week. 

as this:

xin

so it could be a transcription error then.. I have the actual death cert which is above somewhere.. she died of typhoid fever bless her

[dowdstree]

Perhaps you need to recheck this with the Crematorium Office.

Anyway enjoy your trip and let us know how you get on.

Dorrie

[Finley 1]

Yes 

it is rather blowing my head  ... chill time   will be great

bfn


xin

[Wendy2305]

Hi Xinia hope you enjoy your trip to Dunfermline
I have had another look for Ann in 1841 and can find no Ann Finnie or anything close which leads me to believe either her census entry is missing or she was using a different surname
possibly Thomas had died and her mother remarried and it's the stepfathers name or she was illigetimate and it's her mothers maiden name or again her mother had married and  it's the stepfathers name again

I do believe you have the correct entry in 1851 and she was born in Airdrie 1832/33 and her parents were Thomas Finnie and Mary ? but which Thomas and Mary

[Finley 1]

Yep   that's it  --- there it goes... floating away again.. Darn it - I thought you had the magic key



bless you

thanks for your help

I am not sure what internet will be like where I am off to.. but lets hope the Cemetary isnt blown away the weather forecast doesn't look too promising..

xin

[Andy_T]

Xinia I have 2 ancestors in my tree and their baptism, census and burial record dates are all over the place with 10 years differences.

My two times great grandfather was born 1810 and died in 1882. In the 1881 Census his date of birth shows 1820. His 2 times great uncle was born in 1755 and died in 1849.
In the 1841 Census his age was given as 80 years. Eight years later when he died, his headstone shows age 95 years (died 1849).

They both have wrong ages by at least 10 years in their last Census records and age at death not exact by any means.

Andy_T

[Finley 1]

Thanks for that --

it has brought this query back into my mind and I cannot now think what my conclusion was      that shows you were my head is


anyway 

will look into it later


take care

xin