Thank you, CE. I should have remembered Wikipedia. I'll go with Feb. 1, 1679 for the date of death, as Barbados was a British Colony at the time.
Thanks Again, Joyce On Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 8:41 PM, CE WOOD <[email protected]> wrote: > It depends on the country. For simplicity, Wikipedia: > > > " > Western Europe: > For 170 years (1582–1752), *both dating systems were in concurrent use in > different parts of western Europe and its colonies*. During this period > the difference between the styles increased from ten to eleven days due to > the Julian calendar's excess of leap years (i.e., Julian leap-year 1700 vs > Gregorian non-leap-year 1700). France changed from the Julian to the > Gregorian calendar on 9 December 1582 (O.S.) so the next day was 20 > December 1582 (N.S.). France used the French Republican Calendar from 22 > September 1792 (N.S.) to 31 December 1805 (N.S.). Great Britain (under the > provisions of the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750) and the British colonies > (including Ireland) changed from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar at > midnight on Wednesday 2 September 1752; the next day was Thursday 14 > September 1752.It is sometimes remarked that William Shakespeare and Miguel > de Cervantes died on the same date, 23 April 1616, but not on the same day. > England was still using the Julian calendar in 1616, while Spain was using > the Gregorian calendar. Cervantes actually died ten days before Shakespeare. > > CE > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* LegacyUserGroup <[email protected]> on > behalf of Joyce Herzog <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, September 30, 2016 2:52 PM > *To:* Legacy User Group > *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Quetion on old date > > I have a will that states: > > Dep, 25 Jan 1680. James Scot age 40: "On 1 Feb last Stephen Drinkwater > intended to bequeath to his daus Katherine Drinkwater* & Mary Drinkwater*. > Before he finished, he was in a stupor & could not sign." > > assuming he died on 1 Feb, what was the year. I get confused by old dates. > forgot when the new calendar went into effect. > > Would appreciate clarification. > > Regards, > Joyce. > -- > Researching Drinkwater surname all over the world, any time, any place, > but especially Descendants and Ancestors of Paul Drinkwater, born 1789 in > Sandhurst, Gloucestershire, England. GOONS #5057 > http://www.one-name.org/profiles/drinkwater.html > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/ > mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > -- Researching Drinkwater surname all over the world, any time, any place, but especially Descendants and Ancestors of Paul Drinkwater, born 1789 in Sandhurst, Gloucestershire, England. GOONS #5057 http://www.one-name.org/profiles/drinkwater.html
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