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Age of Joseph Thwaite in 1841 Census please.
« on: Saturday 08 March 14 20:29 GMT (UK) »

Could someone please check the original entry for Joseph Thwaite residing in Uldale Cumberland. His transcripted birth year is shown as 1776, is this correct ?.

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Re: Age of Joseph Thwaite in 1841 Census please.
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 08 March 14 20:55 GMT (UK) »
Hi Ed

Just looked at the image & it does say 65....

Sarah :)
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Re: Age of Joseph Thwaite in 1841 Census please.
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 08 March 14 20:57 GMT (UK) »
Thank you Sarah.

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Re: Age of Joseph Thwaite in 1841 Census please.
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 09 March 14 09:01 GMT (UK) »
Do remember that in 1841 the enumerator was told to round all ages above 15 down to the nearest 5.   If he did so in this case then Joseph could be any age between 65 and 69.   Looking at the other family members and neighbours he was certainly following the rules so Joseph could be older than you think.

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Re: Age of Joseph Thwaite in 1841 Census please.
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 09 March 14 10:12 GMT (UK) »
Thank you Sillgen.
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