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Offline Maiden Stone

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Re: Birth Records
« Reply #36 on: Tuesday 27 November 18 13:52 GMT (UK) »

 My mum was saying that a member of family on her side had no idea that she was 3 years older then she thought she was, so it's obviously not completely unheard of to not know your actual birth date in this time period. Hannah Kenny couldn't read or write so perhaps she didn't really know the exact dates of her children's births.

My eldest uncle's birthdate was a year out on 1939 Register. He was eldest of 12 children from 3 marriages. He was born at his maternal grandparents' home and registered in that district. His mother died when he was 7 or 8. His father's age was wrong on every census but correct on his tombstone. The family's 1911 census household return contained several pieces of incorrect information, some deliberate. Truth was flexible. The family was Irish. Age of his eldest aunt who remained in Ireland, fluctuated by decades on official records.  :)
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