Peter Haughton stated :- I did say that I was aware of double dating and the phrases "Old Style" and "New Style" ... But I do not see why given that ALL calendars that were printed/ written from that period always start with January and proceed to December. They do NOT start with March and go to February.
And when the Julian Calendar was established, the start of the year was 1 January and all those months that are (and were) based on the Latin name for the number were two out, as they had been for several centuries before that. I don't know where this has come from!! I haven't got an English calendar for the year 1751 or earlier to check (did they make them?). BUT I have looked at Parish Registers and other documents that are listed chronologically. You will see the year at the top of a page followed by entries starting on March 25th and then continuing on until the last entry on the next March 24th. Then the year number changes. So that September would be the 7th month and, as others have said, sometimes the shorthand of 7'er. The months were therefore NOT two out prior to 1752 in England. But the calendar used in parts of Europe had changed a long while before that. Jack No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.9/1237 - Release Date: 22/01/2008 11:04 Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
