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of births and deaths. The census returns, for example, tend to give ages rather than years of birth, so I have made an estimate of the year of birth. So, if a person is aged 20 in the 1911 census, I have assumed that they were born in 1890 – in fact, if the age is accurate they could have had a birthday in the three months prior to the census in April 1911, so their actual year of birth is 1891 rather than 1890. Where a person has died but the year of the death is not known, I have simply put a question mark – such unknowns will, hopefully, be rectified in future editions. Where a person is thought to be still living, I have simply put their year of birth. There are other potential discrepancies or alternatives that may be noted in the text – for instance, a place of birth may have different versions, again the ‘truth’ may eventually be revealed.
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