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From: Frank Malaney <>
Subject: Re: TMG-L: New/Old Style v Gregorian/Julian
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 16:31:13 -0500


At 01:53 PM 3/4/2000 -0600, you wrote:


>part of the "New Style" Gregorian calendar edict which made any
>sense in England before 1752 was having the New Year begin on
>January 1st. Since the popular starting of the New Year on January
>1st happened to coincide with Gregory's 1582 bull dictating the
>"New Style," it was labelled "New Style." THAT is why there is
>confusion regarding what is included in the definition of "New
>Style."
>
>Note however that English recorders of dates prior to 1752 did not
>The only use the term "New Style" wrongly; they simply used it to refer to
>the only part of the Gregorian edict which they could rationally
>adapt. Notwithstanding their limited use of the term "New Style,"
>however, it was not until 1752 that England completely changed to
>the "New Style" by fully adopting the Gregorian calendar.


I feel I have to interject a comment here. I have done an extensive amount
of researching the parish records (via microfilm) of Grinton Parish,
Yorkshire county, England and I can state that in these records, March 25
was the BEGINNING of the new year UNTIL the year 1752. In this case as
least, the above paragraph is completely in error.

It might be best that all concerned in this debate to check the original
records (or microfilms of them), to determine exactly when the new year was
considered to begin in those records.

Frank

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