When was Thomas Dolman born?

Question

For Thomas C. Dolman (Dolman-128) I have a birth date of 1816 but a baptism on 7 June 1812.  I believe that both events occurred in Keynsham, Somerset England, Would anyone  confirm either and  find the real date of the other? Thanks in advance.

 When I was filling out the information below, it said  that the Wikitree ID does not exist. Sorry if there is something wrong.

Comments

I have linked his profile to your question for you. May have just been a typo that give the message that it did not exist.

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Thanks Linda. I thought it was just a momentary problem. We all have themthem. Thanks for linking Grandpa's name. I hope it made things easier for those that helped.

Answer 1

The 1841 census ages are the low-end of a five year age range for the adults listed. If you have the opportunity to look at the image you will see all the adult ages either end in 0 or 5. His "age" is listed as 25 which means his range is 25-29 sos he was born somewhere between 1811 and 1816 (FamilySearch has a 4-year range listed [1812-1816] but it should be 5).

The better record for birth is definitely the baptismal record.

Thomas Dolman

England Births and Christenings

Name	Thomas Dolman
Residence Place	Somerset, England
Gender	Male
Christening Date	07 Jun 1812
Christening Date (Original)	7 Jun 1812
Christening Place	Somerset, England
Father's Name	Charles Dolman
Mother's Name	Harriet

Citing this Record

"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NBTL-CYC : 10 February 2018, Thomas Dolman, ); citing item 25, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,470,919.

Comments

Thomas Collings Dolman

England, Bristol Parish Registers

Name	Thomas Collings Dolman
Event Type	Marriage
Event Date	19 Nov 1837
Event Place	Bristol, St Mary Redcliffe, Gloucestershire, England
Gender	Male
Marital Status	Single
Father's Name	Charles Dolman
Spouse's Name	Hannah Abbott
Spouse's Residence Place	Bristol, St Mary Redcliffe, Gloucestershire
Spouse's Gender	Female
Spouse's Marital Status	Single
Spouse's Father's Name	William Abbott

Citing this Record

"England, Bristol Parish Registers, 1538-1900", database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT9B-H9P : 18 July 2017), Thomas Collings Dolman and Hannah Abbott, 1837.

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Thomas Dolman

England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007

Name	Thomas Dolman
Event Type	Death
Registration Quarter	Apr-May-Jun
Registration Year	1849
Registration District	Keynsham
County	Somerset
Event Place	Keynsham, Somerset, England
Volume	11
Page	97
Affiliate Line Number	105

Citing this Record

"England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J9D-ZSC : 31 December 2014), Thomas Dolman, 1849; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast(http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Keynsham, Somerset, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

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This record is from FindMyPast and would seem to indicate that he died in May rather than April.

First name(s)	Thomas
Last name	Dolman
Age	36
Birth year	1813
Residence	Keynsham
Death year	-
Burial year	1849
Burial date	31 May 1849
Denomination	Anglican
Place	Keynsham
County	Somerset
Country	England
Document type	Parish records
Page	154
Archive	Somerset Archives
Archive reference	D/P/ KEYN 2/1/11
Event type	Burials
Year range	1808-1858
Record set	Somerset Burial Index
Category	Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory	Parish Burials
Collections from	England, Great Britain

Answer 2

FamilySearch.org has a 1841 census that lists birth dare as an estimate of 1612 - 1616; whereas the Baptism is more definite.

Answer 3

Thank you everybody for your help. All of it is appreciated. Deb Durham, The baptism records may be the best record for birth  most of the time but not always. My 5G Grandfather  and his brother and sister were born about 2 years apart but yet were all baptized on the same day. This time it is the best record. Thanks for all your help.

Answer 4

The GRO death index gives his age at death as 37. This fits with the 1812 baptism. https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp