Genealogy Chat

For Portland Rose 1. Look to see if they were with in-laws or family on night of census. 2. Look at local streets on census(most families stayed close) 3. See if name had added letters or spelt correctly. 4. Were they in the forces 5, Had they moved to another district to the one where you would have expected to find them I found my grandparents by finding my great grandfather in 1901 who was living in Barlow Street Newington, keeping the census page I clicked the arrow back ( you can go forward) to a different page and read the names. I finally found them living a few doors away from my great grandparents and the surname had an extra letter added - so that my search for Foot became Foote. Happy hunting, Any further help, let me know. Christine

Hi Christine, when I was first starting out I couldn't find my grandfathers family on the census yet I knew they were living in Walsall, thanks to the lovely people on here they were found !! Onions had been mistranscribed as Amons, and Iunions on the next census, good tip accents change the sound of a name and most people couldn't read so they couldn't check what was written down. Best of luck with your searches it's easy when you know how, but don't be afraid to ask. Chris.

Christine, Good to know you found them. What where the tips that helped you find them? Rose

I have searched the 1901 census for my maternal grandparents. I know they married in 1899 but could not find them anywhere. I bought a Family History magazine today and thought it would be the right thing to help others who have hit a brick wall. In an article called Missing, it gives a check list for tracing missing people. I am delighted to tell you all that I have at last found my grandparents, living a few doors away from my grandfathers parents. You have all been researching far longer than I have and probably know far more than I ever will, but I was just so excited and wanted to thank everyone who has helped me in my searches.