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Can someone have a look at what I've added and let me know if I have gone wrong somewhere regarding their ages please

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/fa ... les-Family

Is this Prudence in 1871

1871 Census: Snow Hill, Birmingham
George Rickerby hd.39 Licensed Victualler b.B'ham.
Maria A. Rickerby wife 31 b.B'ham.
Mary E.Rickerby dau 5 b.B'ham.
Prudence HARVY Serv. 25 Gen. Serv. b.Oldbury.
John Smart boarder 22 b.B'ham
Samul Platt boarder 20 b.B'ham.

What is the proper date of marr: san..
Prudence says 1873
Charles says 1872.

1873 Sparks - you've spotted the deliberate mistake - well done

sparkstopper wrote:Is this Prudence in 1871

1871 Census: Snow Hill, Birmingham
George Rickerby hd.39 Licensed Victualler b.B'ham.
Maria A. Rickerby wife 31 b.B'ham.
Mary E.Rickerby dau 5 b.B'ham.
Prudence HARVY Serv. 25 Gen. Serv. b.Oldbury.
John Smart boarder 22 b.B'ham
Samul Platt boarder 20 b.B'ham.

Well her age fits with the marriage....

Marriage 22 Feb 1873 St Johns Halesowen
Charles Knowles X - 30 - b - miner- Oldbury
Zaphariah- miner
Prudence Harvey- 28- s - Oldbury
William Harvey boiler maker
Wit - William Smith / Tabitha Knowles X

1881: 25/26 Parke Street. Oldbury, Worc
Charles Knowles 30 Head Coalminer Oldbury
Prudence Knowles 31 Wife Oldbury
Agnes Knowles 12 Dau Oldbury
Olive Knowles 6 Dau Oldbury
George Knowles 2 Son Oldbury
Esther Knowles 1 Dau Oldbury

1891: 30 Houghton Street, Oldbury
Charles Knowles 40 Colliery Manager Halesowen
Prudence Knowles 40
Olive Knowles 17
George Knowles 11
Esther Knowles 9
Patience Knowles 7 Dau Oldbury

How can we explain those ages

Perhaps they were only estimated at the time,
1901 seems to give the right age for Prudence
and I think that is her in 1871..

I have one of my anc: census saying both 55
when it should have been 60 & 62.

Thanks for looking at it Sparkes

Think I'll leave it as it is, so can be archived now