tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095270985170721876.post7679096549486662533..comments2024-03-24T23:22:43.753+00:00Comments on Tony's Musings: The Accession of James II by A.C. SaundersTonyTheProfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486414706261508994noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095270985170721876.post-4991934755757489922015-09-07T07:25:53.625+00:002015-09-07T07:25:53.625+00:00we are not surprised to find in the London Gazette...<i>we are not surprised to find in the London Gazette (published by Authority) March 9-12, 1684, (should be 1685)</i><br /><br />That's an old genealogist's trap: until 1752 and the reform of the calendar New Year was celebrated on 25 March. Most church registers were subsequently dual-marked so a birth on 1st March 1685 would be shown as 1st March 1684/5 Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09194881271051758232noreply@blogger.com