baptism in melbourne

[tobin]

hi thanks to the help ive had from people on this site i have been given a possible baptism for my many times grandfather george warrener from melbourne co derby,im now trying to find out if this is the right entry,the baptism took place 1782 now this matches his age at the date of his death in 1859 as i have his death cert,but his marriage entry states he was 21 when he married and his bride martha wood 19(they married in nottingham) in 1806,and thats my problem if they were married in 1806 given the date of the baptism this would make him 24 not 21 as stated.any ideas anybody where to go from here?
                      many thanks

[maidmarianoops]

i have found a george warrener married to a martha morris 2nd dec 1806 in st peters notts

sylvia

[tobin]

yeah thats the marriage but it says he is 21 but going by his baptism date and date and age at death he would have been 24,but its definetly the right marriage. is it usual for the age to be wrong on an important document like that??                 thanks

[maidmarianoops]

was the martha morris or wood
early on records were usually up to 5 years different under 25 would have been over would have been 30


sylvia

[tobin]

hi
 sorry i just see what i did,i put martha wood by mistake it was morris,i have a martha wood in my tree of the same family,it didnt click when i read it through before posting,sorry for confusing people.
i knew the census rounded of ages in the early ones,but didnt know if wedding certificates were the same.
        many thanks

[maidmarianoops]

1841 census census CHILWELL SOUTH SIDE
attenborough notts
george warrener 1786
martha      "          1791
benjamin    "       1821
thomas       "        1826


sylvia

[tobin]

thanks for that census that was one i didnt find i have the 1851 and they both died 1859.
                  many thanks