From: acornish@imm.cnrs.fr   
      
   On 2019-10-10 14:16:05 +0000, J. P. Gilliver (John) said:   
      
   > In message , Athel Cornish-Bowden   
   >  writes:   
   >> On 2019-10-09 21:55:48 +0000, J. P. Gilliver (John) said:   
   > []   
   >>> I hope the plaque mentions the heroism of the nurse. Though I wouldn't   
   >>> be surprised if it doesn't.   
   >>   
   >> No, it doesn't. One of the churchwardens sent me a photo of it last   
   >> night. It does raise a question that has probably arisen in other   
   >> cases. My records say 30 January 1748/9, but the plaque says 30 January   
   >> 1749 O:S:, which is different. The plaque refers to another event in   
   >> 1809, so it was put up long afterwards.   
   > []   
   > That'll be to do with the year-change ambiguity: before 17xx (I haven't   
   > yet memorised what xx is), years ran from April to March, so March 1748   
   > would be immediately followed by April 1749. So January would have been   
   > considered to be in 1748 by those living in 174x, but by 1809, would   
   > have been considered to be 1749.   
   >   
   > Unless "O:S:" means "old system", in which case I'm still confused!   
      
   That was why I thought there was a mistake, though I took O:S: to mean   
   "old style", but your "old system" is equivalent.   
      
      
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