From: Michael L. <mic...@pc...> - 2010-02-04 21:41:30
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On Friday 05 February 2010 02:37:28 Gerald Britton wrote: > I have had the same issue when recording entries from freebmd.org.uk > for example. I usually do this: > > between 1 Jan 2010 and 31 Mar 2010 > I also more or less do this - "between January 1861 and March 1861" unless there is other data which narrows it down (such as a baptism.) I'm also aware that occasionally the birth may have actually occurred in the previous quarter, or more rarely quite a bit earlier (especially in the BMD records before there was a fine involved for being tardy...) Perhaps we could feature request a date format for "March quarter 1861"? -- ==== Michael Lightfoot Canberra, Australia OPC Merther, St Breock & Egloshayle, Cornwall see http://www.cornwall-opc.org mic...@pc... ==== |