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An answer from the census helpdesk
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Paul | Report | 31 Mar 2004 16:52 |
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Finally got an answer from the census helpdek about the page and person id's. As you can see below, it is almost identical to the one i got from the PRO. |
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Paul | Report | 31 Mar 2004 16:53 |
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Dear Mr Pearce-Smith Thank you for your e-mail. I believe that you have already contacted the National Archives and have received a detailed response from them. I can only reiterate some of the points made in their response. Person and Page ID are internal system parameters and not part of the user functionality of Census Online. We must reserve the right to change these to support modifications to the site to improve security against hacking and skimming activities. Digitising the 1901 Census and making it available on the Internet was a task beyond the resources of the National Archives. QinetiQ won a competitive contract and has put up all the capital for the project and is funding the operation of the site and any technical enhancements. The 1901 online service is a significant enhancement over the microfiche service. The online service contains a comprehensive index to over 32 million names which can be searched by name, place, institution or vessel as many times as you wish and free of charge. For a small fee you can then access a transcription of the entries from the original returns or access a digital image of the census page as it was written by the enumerator in 1901. We believe that the costs of using the online service are reasonable (50 pence to access a transcript and 75 pence to access the census image) and compare favourably with the costs of traveling to London to look at the microfiche. Delivery of the records online allows us to make a service available throughout the country to people in their local library. This means that the costs of a visit to London can be saved, the service can be accessed at any time to suit the lifestyle of the individual, and the physical difficulties and time taken to travel and visit a remote centre are avoided. For people outside the London area, in particular, an online service can be a much more attractive option. Kind Regards 1901 Census Helpdesk |
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