six an what now?

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In the book, Jane Austen describes Mr. Kingston as seven or eight and thirty. She describes Mr. Elston as six or seven and thirty. What does this mean?

[djy78usa]

I've never read Emma, but I feel pretty safe assuming she's talking about their ages; seven or eight and thirty = 37 or 38 years-old, six and thirty = 36