From: G6JPG@255soft.uk   
      
   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!   
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