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Date format/meaning

Viesti Kirjoittaja inka561 »

I am looking at an online tree of Belgian ancestry which has many date year with a "J" in front ( e.g. J 1575). This goes back to 1500's. Dates in the 1600's & later are entered normally.
Wondering what it means - Julian calendar?
If so why - what are the alternatives?

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Re: Date format/meaning

Viesti Kirjoittaja zanzigirl »

Hello,
inka561 kirjoitti: 18 Heinäkuu 2020, 01:38 Wondering what it means - Julian calendar?
Exactly!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_calendar
inka561 kirjoitti: 18 Heinäkuu 2020, 01:38 If so why - what are the alternatives?
I'm afraid I don't get what you mean :?

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Re: Date format/meaning

Viesti Kirjoittaja inka561 »

Thanks Claudine

The link explains it all for me.

The second part irrelevant now :oops:

Don't usually see much in the 1500's & earlier for my lines!
Would documents from those days typically also give a day & month? the tree I was looking at only shows year.
Andre
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Viesti Kirjoittaja zanzigirl »

inka561 kirjoitti: 18 Heinäkuu 2020, 16:25 Would documents from those days typically also give a day & month? the tree I was looking at only shows year.
Of course you may find precise dates, maybe they're only evaluations... You could ask the tree's owner.

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