From: nemonews@hotmail.co.uk   
      
   On 09-Aug-19 07:50 AM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:   
   > Before 17xx, the year ran from April to March - in other words, January   
   > to March were listed under the same year as the _preceding_ April to   
   > December.   
   >   
   > How do most people here record dates in those months - by modern style,   
   > or by the style in use at the time in question?   
   >   
   > Arguably, you could choose one, and for events in those three months,   
   > just add a note about the situation. That's what I've done, though I   
   > haven't been that consistent in which I choose. But one thing that can   
   > cause (minor) problems is that if you use the then-current as your main   
   > choice, any calculations (of age etc.) that your genealogy software does   
   > can be out. If you choose the modern style - assigning January to March   
   > the same year as the following April - they don't agree with old documents.   
   >   
   > I'd be interested to hear what others do.   
      
   I use daouble-dating - eg, 08 January 1744/45.  The program I use,   
   Legacy, allows for that.   
      
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