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Offline oldohiohome

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maximum age for living people
« on: Monday 29 April 19 22:00 BST (UK) »
Hi,
What is the age until which rootschat presumes a person is living? 90? 95?
Thank you.

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Re: maximum age for living people
« Reply #1 on: Monday 29 April 19 22:27 BST (UK) »
Normal assumption is 100 years

But at the rate the number of people living past 100 is increasing , maybe the assumption should be 110?

Whether Rootschat has any hard and fast rule other than not posting names of people known or possibly still alive, I don't know, but maybe others do
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Re: maximum age for living people
« Reply #2 on: Monday 29 April 19 22:32 BST (UK) »
The Help section on this subject does not specify the number of years.  I assume 100 years but I think I've stretched the rules by a year or two now and then and not been called out for it.
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Re: maximum age for living people
« Reply #3 on: Monday 29 April 19 22:36 BST (UK) »
I assume 100 and would be cautious about people a few years older. Always err on side of caution.
Just seen Marmalady's post and agree with 110. Maximum age would be 120 as I don't think anyone has exceeded that. I would also be careful about what details I posted on a public forum about people who were alive in my lifetime so as not to upset relatives.
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Re: maximum age for living people
« Reply #4 on: Monday 29 April 19 22:38 BST (UK) »
thank you for the answers so far, the lady in question was born in 1913. maybe it will depend on how I word the question.

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Re: maximum age for living people
« Reply #5 on: Monday 29 April 19 22:44 BST (UK) »
Have you tried  looking for a death for the person in question on Freebmd?
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Re: maximum age for living people
« Reply #6 on: Monday 29 April 19 23:11 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Treetotal on Monday 29 April 19 22:44 BST (UK)
Have you tried  looking for a death for the person in question on Freebmd?
Carol
It's a US death of a lady born in 1913 but alive in 2006. I'm going to put it on the US Lookup board, but wanted to make sure I about the living vs dead question first. She'd be 105, so I think I will mention her name and if the moderator edits it out, then so be it. I can live with that.

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I posted the question, the topic is here: https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=812253.new#new
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