David - Thank you for opening my eyes to the box on the right - "Edit Individual" :-)
You are correct that they do appear to be based upon birth year. I have another (different line) that lived 3 months and 1 day longer than Aunt Annie; he was born 1855 and died in 1961; thus she was not the "oldest born between 1800 and 1899." Genealogy - - - - - it's in my blood! On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 12:34 PM, David Newton <[email protected] > wrote: > It is possible to check who the individual in question is by selecting > Edit individual. I started checking back and found that your suggestion > could be correct until I checked my longest living between 1700 and 1799 > and came up with an individual born in 1787 and dying in 1878. On this > basis your Aunt Annie perhaps could be longest living 1800-1899. > > On 16/12/2013 17:10, John Roose wrote: > > The "Longest Living Individual" had me puzzled. I regularly saw my Aunt > > Annie until she died at 105 - always had to read the current issue of > Time > > magazine because she would quiz you on it, especially if you disagreed > with > > her view! :-) She died in 1979. The statistic "Individual who lived the > > longest between 1900 and 1999" was given as 100 years, 2 months, 27 days > - > > not Aunt Annie. Finally realized that that statistic must mean EXACTLY > what > > is says - between 1990-1999; Aunt Annie would not qualify because she was > > born in 1873. > > > > It would be interesting to know - as David requested - how the > statistics > > are calculated. > > > > > > Genealogy - - - - - it's in my blood! > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 11:42 AM, singhals <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> David Newton wrote: > >>> Could one of you explain to me how the statistics are calculated? > >>> > >>> In my family file the average lifespan by century never exceeds 17 > years > >>> whereas the average male and female lifespans are around 53 and 48 > >>> respectively. These figures seem to be inconsistent with each other but > >>> in the absence of how the calculations are done I cannot be sure what > it > >>> is telling me. > >> > >> I assume they're simple averages: add together all the > >> individual lifespans and divide by the number of entries. > >> These stats can shed some serious light or doubt on some > >> "facts." (g) > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> 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 > >> Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) > and > >> on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > >> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > 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 > > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) > and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > > > 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 > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
