Titel: Grandmother's Age
Skrivet av: Joel Rosenquist skrivet 2002-01-29, 16:25
My grandmother, Emma Bodin, was born on April 4, 1874.
On the day of her emigration (August 26, 1881 - see the inquiry for John Bodeen in the Emigrants section), her exact age was 7 years, 5 months. The emigration record gives her age as eight (8). The passenger list from New York also shows the age as eight. Was it common to give the age according to the next birthday?