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How do I search census?
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Martin | Report | 6 Nov 2003 23:11 |
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As with many other questions here, try a websearch. Apart from the obvious online censuses, like 1881 and 1901, there are lots of smaller areas that people have transcribed and put online. As far as I known there is no website that links to all these. For example, I was looking for information on some BRADLEY's from Hayfield in Derbyshire so I did a websearch and found this site. http : // freepages . genealogy . rootsweb . com /~ dusk / hayfield . html There is a site with some 1851 censuses for part of Caernarfonshire, again I found by searching on a surname and place name. Several sites have the 2% 1851 census. It is only a 1 in 50 chance of finding someone but when you do find them it can ber very useful. Check the local FHS, many have published indexes to censuses. These only cost a few pounds and if nothing else might confirm that there is no one of a particular name in a census piece area. You can get some information out ancestry co uk free of charge, particularly if looking for an unusual name. You can search on a name in a county and it will tell you how many matches there are. You can then be crafty and check each census piece in turn to narrow down the location of the matches (you can use wildcards to make this easier). You can then go on and identify the folio number. You are much more likely to get help from someone with a lookup if you ask for a lookup for Fred Bloggs in RG2/1234 Folio 34 than if you ask for someone to find Fred Bloggs in Yorkshire or even worse in England! Martin |
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Martin | Report | 6 Nov 2003 22:49 |
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Brian | Report | 6 Nov 2003 20:18 |
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Take a look at www.familyhistoryonline.net Loads of Census indexes at a few p per view plus NBI, parish records, etc Good luck |
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Michelle | Report | 6 Nov 2003 20:12 |
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Hi Tracey www(.)familysearch(.)org This has the 1881 census as well as the IGI. www.ancestry(.)co(.)uk has the 1891 census but you have to subscribe www(.)census(.)pro(.)gov(.)uk is the 1901 census, this is pay per view. Just remove the brackets arround the dots. Michelle |
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Tracey | Report | 6 Nov 2003 20:06 |
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Could someone please let me know the addresses of websites where i can find census info? thanks |
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