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Colette

Colette Report 2 Aug 2009 11:31

Can anyone tell this very "green" beginner how to get the 1911 census site?
Col

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 2 Aug 2009 11:34

http://www.1911census.co.uk/

this is the website addy

Or "Google" it

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 2 Aug 2009 11:36

It's free to search but to see the images or transcriptions of pages you have to buy credits and it's quite expensive - Approximately £1 for a transcription and approximately £3-50p for an image.

Kath. x

Treehunter

Treehunter Report 2 Aug 2009 12:10

If you can get to Kew you can look at it free just have to pay 20p for a copy.

Good Luck

Hazelx

Researching:
Farran, Gurr, Hills, Parker, Priddy, Davies, Pearce, Dixon, White, Dolley, Suckling, Hyde, Hammond, Wootten, Undershell,Tremewen and many more

George_of_Westbury

George_of_Westbury Report 2 Aug 2009 12:31

Or if you live in one of these areas you can access for free at one of the instututions mentioned, but check before you go not all are yet available.

Birmingham Archives & Heritage
Devon Record Office (Exeter)
The National Library of Wales (Aberystwyth)
Manchester Archives and Local Studies and Greater Manchester County Record Office
Norfolk Record Office
Nottinghamshire Archives/Central library
Tyne and Wear Archives
I believe limited to half hour sessions

Researching:
My avatar is that of my Dad and shipmates, taken onboard HMS Blanche in 1938, place unknown From left to right, my Dad,Sidney Mellor and Sidney Bateman.

Colette

Colette Report 4 Aug 2009 21:44

To Glitter Baby, Kathleen Bell, Treehunter and George of Westbury - Thanks for your tips. Will probably be back to haunt you with various daft questions againe. Green Col.