Searching census records using disability

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Member Since: September 2005 Posts: 6 Send Message	Tina	Report	18 Jan 2007 09:55
Member Since: September 2005 Posts: 6 Send Message	Hi Fellow Sleuths! I have a picture I am trying to match up to the family tree. I think its my great-great grandfather/grandmother. The man has lost the lower part of his arm and I wonder whether they would record this on the census - and then whether I can do a search using this? Thnaks for help
Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 2,586 Send Message	Richard in Perth	Report	18 Jan 2007 10:22
	No, the disabilities recorded on the 1901 census were: deaf, dumb, blind, lunatic, imbecile - but not physical disabilities. The earlier censuses only recorded deaf, dumb & blind. In any case, the disabilities column has not been indexed (at least not on Ancestry), so you can't search on that field. Cheers, Richard
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 20,615 Send Message	Heather	Report	18 Jan 2007 13:26
	Have you not been able to find him with known details? Perhaps if you put all the details you do know about him on here others may be able to search.