While working on a New Netherland Settler's profile, I kept encountering 1623/24 as a date - but I shouldn't have. England and English colonies switched to the Gregorian calendar in 1752, moving the New Year from March 25 to January 1. But Holland had switched in 1583 (according to the source I use -
http://www.genealogytoday.com/columns/recipes/tip14.html ). So, I shouldn't see 1623/24 references in records from Amsterdam or in New Amsterdam, right? <br>
So, my question is... when I'm presented with -say- a transcription of a passenger list for a ship sailing from Amsterdam in January 1623/24, that's probably an "overcorrection" by the transcriber & I can safely change it to January 1624, yes? <br>
Thanks, Liz <br>
(related to another G2G discussion:
http://www.wikitree.com/g2g/38336/date-codes-what-does-a-date-of-9-11-1937-mean-to-you )
