This is obviously connected with sanitation, medicine and feudal way of life with wars and death sentences for lower classes, than with "eating organic and free range".
Also, I doubt that 35 years figure for 1840. Those who survived as kids and youth and was able to reach 35 through all shit at the time, with high probability survived to at least 50 without much problems. So, that "half dead" characteristic for 1840 could be anywhere between 35 and 50. Dude just pick the value he needed.
"Average" includes stillbirths and kids dying of not being able to keep up with their family fleeing from war. If you made it out of childhood, you could live quite a while.
This is obviously connected with sanitation, medicine and feudal way of life with wars and death sentences for lower classes, than with "eating organic and free range".
Also, I doubt that 35 years figure for 1840. Those who survived as kids and youth and was able to reach 35 through all shit at the time, with high probability survived to at least 50 without much problems. So, that "half dead" characteristic for 1840 could be anywhere between 35 and 50. Dude just pick the value he needed.
"Average" includes stillbirths and kids dying of not being able to keep up with their family fleeing from war. If you made it out of childhood, you could live quite a while.