Thanks Jenny. Having investigated further it seems what you are saying
is the way it is. What got me thinking was that the 2nd person I looked
at had b. 3 May 1846, Cappamore, Ireland (my data entry) and d. <3 May
1846, Cappamore, Ireland> so that didn't fit the pattern of estimating a
life span. I reckon now that was a furphy, a mistake.
Regards
Tom
On 9/06/2010 7:13 PM, Jenny M Benson wrote:
> I've just looked at someone in my database about whom I knew nothing,
> only that her husband married her in Southampton Registration District
> in March 1878. The page you mention shows her as
>
> Unknown Unknown {P6.3003}
> b.<1857> <Southampton Registration District>
> d.<1928> <Southampton Registration District>
>
> The birthdate is 21 years before the known marriage date. The death
> date is 71 years after the suggested birthdate. I imagine those figures
> of 21 and 71 are considered to be the average for age at marriage and
> lifespan. The place of birth and death is obviously taken from the
> place of Marriage.
>
> I would suggest that you have Mary Ryan marrying in Ireland, or some
> member(s) of her family having a vital event in Ireland.
> -- Jenny M Benson
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