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could someone please tell me if the 1911 census for wales is online ?
cheers linda
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Yes, Linda :-)
http://www.1911census.co.uk/
http://www.1911census.co.uk/content/default.aspx?r=24&140
The Welsh records
You may encounter added difficulties when searching the 1911 census for Welsh records.
Two languages
Prior to the 1911 census, only the enumerators’ books were retained, and these were completed in English.
On the 1911 census, householders were given the option of filling in the form in Welsh or English. Around eight and a half per cent of the population in Wales spoke Welsh as their first language, so a percentage of the forms were written in Welsh.
See a sample Welsh form (new window)
A small number of forms were filled in with a mixture of English and Welsh.
See a sample English and Welsh form (new window)
These factors can make it tricky to find individuals in the Welsh records, and then understand any Welsh language results that are returned.
Common surnames
The difficulty of searching Welsh records is compounded by the fact that a few common surnames (such as Jones, Williams, Davies, and Evans) account for a large percentage of the population, and you may need extra information to narrow your search.
Common occupations
In addition, a large proportion of the Welsh population worked within a small number of industries. For example, one in 10 people worked in coal mining and one in 20 were farmers. This can make it difficult to find your ancestors among the many results.
Our search tips will help you search for both English and Welsh returns without specific knowledge of the Welsh language, and we have also provided translation tables to help you understand results in Welsh.
Related topics:
Search features and tips
Welsh translation tables
http://blog.1911census.co.uk/2009/06/all-welsh-counties-now-released/
We are pleased to announce that all counties in Wales are now available on the site, a total of over 2.4 million individuals and over a million households.
As the 1911 census is the first where household schedules were preserved, you will find that some of the census returns are printed in, and completed in, Welsh rather than English - these amount to about 13% of the total schedules for Wales. To help those of you who are not native Welsh speakers but have Welsh ancestors, we have added a new section to the 1911 website which explains the Welsh returns and also provides translation tables to help you interpret your ancestors’ documents.
Our profound thanks to Geoff Riggs and the members of the Association of Family History Societies of Wales who have developed and made this information available - we are very grateful for your time and effort, and are sure that users of the site will appreciate your contribution hugely.
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Linda, England and Wales are both online on same site,
www.1911census.co.uk
You can search for free but to see transcripts/original you need to pay (though a lot of people will post transcripts on here for you).
Jan
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thanks so much for your help and happy easter to everyone x x x
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You're welcome.
Happy Easter :-)
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