From: G6JPG-255@255soft.uk   
      
   In message , Jenny M Benson   
    writes:   
   >On 19-Apr-19 03:22 PM, Tim Powys-Lybbe wrote:   
   >>  And the 1939 Register has exact birth dates so is very useful   
   >>confirming  info if you can find your cousins on it.  Electoral rolls   
   >>also help to  confirm a family if the children stay at home once they   
   >>have reached  voting age.   
   >   
   >Exact, but not always totally accurate!  On several occasions I have   
   >found the year to be a little out, though the day and month are usually   
   >right and the correct year can be verified from the GRO Index.   
      
   +1! I can only assume the questionnaire asked for age rather than date,   
   or something like that; it's often out by 1 year (with, as you say, day   
   and month being correct).   
      
   Peter said he's a newcomer to the hobby though, so may not have joined   
   anything that gives him access to the 1939 yet. (Plus, of course, as he   
   says it's his grandfather's children he's looking for [for now at   
   least!], 1939 _may_ be too far back. Peter, if you're still with us - do   
   you know his marriage date? [FreeBMD should help there.])   
   >   
   >Depending on the period of interest to the OP, it may be helpful that   
   >date of birth is given in the Death Index from June Q 1969 onwards.   
      
   Good point.   
      
   >Again, might not be strictly accurate.   
   >   
   It's only as accurate as the informant knew, I think!   
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