Hi
I don't know if anyone has come across this before but there is a huge discrepancy in two census records relating to the same person.


1841 Place Coombe Florey, Somerset
John Newick born Somerset age 50, so dob between 1787 and 1791. His Wife Mary has the same age

John was born in 1789 in Lydeard St. Lawrence which fits in with the above date range.

1851 Place Coombe Florey,
John Newick born Lydeard St Lawrence age 78 so dob 1773 which is patently wrong. Wife Mary age 64 so dob 1787 (which fits in with 1841)

The age in the original census of 78 could possibly be 73 or 75 which would give dobs 1776 or 1778 - still nowhere near his actual birth year of 1789.

I have thought maybe the West Country accent might have made his age unclear but 62 or 63 doesn't sound a bit like 78!

Has anyone come across this sort of error before?

Thanks
Mary