John Clare wrote >The difficulty with "about" is the level of accuracy and the level of >precision. If it is in 1884, there should be a way of checking the BMD >to find out the quarter but if it is 884, "about" could be ten years >either side. "about" is imprecise.
That's the whole point of "about" - it's MEANT to be imprecise! Would that there *was* always a way to check the BMDs! Where possible, of course I always do consult BMD indexes and record a more exact date "June Q 1884" but it just isn't always possible. People have this annoying habit of being born in far off countries or before statutory birth registers and so on. As for level of accuracy, as Ron pointed out the age given in the Census might not be accurate anyway! Ten years one side or the other might actually be nearer the truth. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
