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Lost a person on Ancestry Census

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Kate

Kate Report 17 Dec 2006 15:06

Think I'm going a bit mad. I have located a Harold Knowles, aged 24, born Stillington Yorkshire, living in Rotherham, occupation coal miner in 1901, on the National Archives census site. I have cross-referenced with Ancestry 1901 census, but cannot find Harold on there. Can anyone with a sharp pair of eyes help me out? I have come across similar instances of not finding a person on the Ancestry site when they are on the National Archives one.

Thelma

Thelma Report 17 Dec 2006 15:13

Harold Knowler abt 1877 Stibbington, Yorkshire, England Nephew Rotherham Yorkshire

Kate

Kate Report 17 Dec 2006 15:17

Thank you so much Jim! I've just been going through every variant spelling I could think of.

Thelma

Thelma Report 17 Dec 2006 15:23

I used one of these * har* 1877+/-2 living rotherham

Kate

Kate Report 17 Dec 2006 15:26

Thanks for that - I tried putting a * in, but on the surname. Never thought of putting it on the first name.