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What was going on in Ireland at beginning of the 20th century (1901, specifically) that might have encouraged my great-great-grandparents to give their children's ages as consistently 3-5 years younger than reality for the 1901 Census of Ireland?

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How did the highly formalised mourning rituals of C19 England come about? How strictly were they enforced? Was it just an English thing, or was it also adopted into the rest of the UK or the broader anglosphere? How far down the social strata did they go?

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Early C19 British Royal Navy: literature request

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Why didn't Wales get a panel in this stained glass window?

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What was going on in Ireland at beginning of the 20th century (1901, specifically) that might have encouraged my great-great-grandparents to give their children's ages as consistently 3-5 years younger than reality for the 1901 Census of Ireland?	1924
How did the highly formalised mourning rituals of C19 England come about? How strictly were they enforced? Was it just an English thing, or was it also adopted into the rest of the UK or the broader anglosphere? How far down the social strata did they go?	7
Early C19 British Royal Navy: literature request	2
Why didn't Wales get a panel in this stained glass window?	1