From: john1@s145802280.onlinehome.fr   
      
   On 09/08/2019 10:04, Jenny M Benson wrote:   
   > 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.   
   >    
      
   The problem is not even that simple as different countries changed from    
   "Old Styles" at different times.   
   Best to record the date as it is given in the cited document (which may    
   be a double date). It won't confuse anyone looking at the data at a    
   different time and thinking there is an error somewhere. Then, if you    
   think it is necessary, add a note.   
   There is a good explanation here:   
   https://www.ancestry.com/boards/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=4824&p=top   
   cs.researchresources.genealogy-20-help   
      
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