Talk:Kenneth Ford/@comment-36124554-20190511152813/@comment-3493059-20190512030552

Hi elizasky! I was asleep, so LilyLacreag got to your comment first. I scoured the last four books and TBAQ, but really couldn't find much. I doubt that Kenneth was born in spring 1893, for the same reason LilyLacreag gave. We know Walter is six when Rilla is born (July 1899, because she's almost 15 in June 1914):

"Even at six, Walter, as Anne realized, could see things that other children could not." (AoI, chapter 7)

However, I didn't actually find any references for Ken's age at all, except a general impression that he's about the same age as Walter, because the two were pals. Ken's birthday is indeed in spring in TBAQ:

"Little white cherry blossoms were fluttering down on the walks through the cool spring air." (TBAQ, "Retribution")

Kenneth is for sure a bit younger than Walter and at least 18 (more likely 19/20 since he is already in college) in summer 1914. Of course, because we never know his exact age, it's possible that Kenneth was born in spring 1894 and is actually a year younger than Walter, but I think it's more likely to accept inconsistency (especially with a book written and published so long after RoI) and say that Kenneth was probably born in late 1983.

But there are definitely a number of inconsistencies with ages/birthdays in the books, some more obvious than others. One day I'll collect all the references and try to make sense of them.