Census 1881 1901 Missing Persons?

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Member Since: August 2006 Posts: 11 Send Message	Garry	Report	6 Feb 2007 10:04
Member Since: August 2006 Posts: 11 Send Message	Hi im a little confused, im new to this but i was searchimg for an ancestor in the 1881 census @nationalarchive.gov and found two records of that name one, abt 1878 the other abt 1879, so to try and see which one was most likely to be correct i checked the same name in the 1901 census however there was no record of either are these census records complete or am i doing it all wrong? I checked the married name of her also btw Garry
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 568 Send Message	Dawnydeedee	Report	6 Feb 2007 10:08
	Hi, why not put the details of who you are looking for on here and we'll have a look for you.
Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 7,602 Send Message	Penny	Report	6 Feb 2007 10:16
	I guess their name will be spelled slightly differently or maybe they will pop up somewhere other than where you expect, citing a slightly different birthplace. Nowt so akward as rellies!
Member Since: August 2006 Posts: 11 Send Message	Garry	Report	6 Feb 2007 10:24
Member Since: August 2006 Posts: 11 Send Message	oh dear! didnt think of them being spelt differently not easy this is it lol
Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 7,602 Send Message	Penny	Report	6 Feb 2007 10:37
	Go on, tell us his details, we can help you try and spot him then