Census dates please explain - infant deaths

[Maiden Stone]

You might think that someone aged 1 in the 1871 census was born in 1861. But if they were actually approaching their second birthday in 1871 they could actually have been born in 1860.

Typo or mistakes with sums?

[Maiden Stone]

Don't forget that ladies tell lies.

Martin (Was that tactful enough...!?)

Some ladies tell untruths sometimes, as do some gentlemen.
Some people were flexible about age; some were forgetful.
Regarding age on a census, take into account that census-day wasn't on same date each time.

[Treetotal]

And some people didn't know their exact age either.
Carol

[Guy Etchells]

CENSUS DATES

1801 March 10th/11th
1811 May 27th/28th
1821 May 28th/29th
1831 May 29th/30th
*In general, the above do not contain information of use to genealogists *

Midnight. Sun/Mon. 6/7th June.1841 (available, released in 1912)
Midnight. Sun/Mon. 30/31st March 1851 (available, released in 1912)
Midnight. Sun/Mon. 7/8th April 1861 (available)
Midnight. Sun/Mon. 2/3rd April 1871 (available)
Midnight. Sun/Mon. 3/4th April 1881 (available)
Midnight. Sun/Mon. 5/6th April 1891 (available)
Midnight. Sun/Mon. 31/1st March/April 1901 (available)
1911 Sun/Mon. April 2nd/3rd  (available)
1915 Parochial Census re Aliens Act
1921 Sun/Mon. June 19th/20th (Delayed due to a miners dispute)
1931 Sun/Mon. April 26th/27th (England & Wales records lost to fire, Scottish Records still exist)
*National Registration 1939 29/30th Sept. (except service personnel for ID cards) Available if subject is deceased
1941 (No census taken due to war)
1951 09th April (Mon.)
1961 24th April (Mon.)
1971 26th April (Mon.)
1981 06th April (Mon.)
1991 22th April (Mon.)
2001 29/30th April (Sun./Mon.)
2011 27th March (Sun)

The above may help you calculate the year of birth
Cheers
Guy

[JenB]

You might think that someone aged 1 in the 1871 census was born in 1861. But if they were actually approaching their second birthday in 1871 they could actually have been born in 1860.

Typo or mistakes with sums?

Not necessarily.

I believe I'm right in saying that the instruction on the census form was that the age entered should be that at the person's last birthday.

So if those instructions were strictly followed, someone born, say, late April 1869 should have been entered as 1 year old in the 1871 census which was taken at the beginning of April 1871, since they would not yet have had their second birthday.

[trish1120]

I had a good chuckle with the 1871 Census which notes Ellen Jackson "talks too much"

[Dundee]

Have another look

You might think that someone aged 1 in the 1871 census was born in 1861. But if they were actually approaching their second birthday in 1871 they could actually have been born in 1860.

Debra 

[JenB]

Have another look

You might think that someone aged 1 in the 1871 census was born in 1861. But if they were actually approaching their second birthday in 1871 they could actually have been born in 1860.

Debra 

It's my age    I give up 

[Tickettyboo]

Searching for a death register entry in FreeBMD can be narrowed down by a date range in the death age/DOB field.

e.g. If some one is on the 1871 census as being 6 (born c1865+/- a year) and you believe they died before the next census:

You can narrow it down by putting the @ symbol followed by a date range of a year either side of the approx year of birth into the Death age/DoB field.

@1864-1866

Boo