1911 census

[Chris]

Wildcards can now be used in the search form, for both given names and surnames.

[Robert]

Thanks for that, Chris. I'm not actually using the census myself, but I think at some point I will take out a subscription to Find My Past and then I'll use it when it becomes part of the package. I don't know whether I'll keep the Ancestry one going - it would help if they could fix their site.

[Chris]

I went to Kew today and was pleasantly surprised to find plenty of terminals available. A3 printouts at 20p each are definitely better value than downloads from the website at £3!

[Simon Wood]

Hi All,

Ancestry's 12-year-old marketing director needs a sharp kick up the butt.

His whole "prick tease" pricing strategy is denying them a whole pile of business.

Regards,

Simon

[Robert]

It wouldn't matter what they had available and at what price - at the speed they're running at the moment, I'd have time to take a train to Kew, search the 1911, come back, have my sausages and then find the Ancestry page I wanted was STILL downloading.

[Simon Wood]

Hi Robert,

A triumph of taking your money before delivering the promised goods.

The modern way.

Regards,

Simon

[Robert]

Hi Simon

It was OK until around the start of December. Now it's slower than a politician's brain.

[Peter F Young]

complete households

I was emailed off-group earlier today and told about the comma (not the
full stop) and it definitely works. The other thing I find of use was,
having located my garbled ancestors, I could place their (uniquely
mistranscribed) names in the boxes in the advanced search where you can
limit the search by other household members, leave the main boxes blank
apart from the comma, and get an index of the complete household.
(from Soc.Gen.Brit)
Regards,
Peter

[Chris]

Since it's the "National" Archives you'd have thought there'd be computer hook-ups for those who live in Wales, Scotland and other far-flung places.

I see they have now taken up your suggestion:

The National Archives, in collaboration with UK-based family history website findmypast.com, is providing seven other archives and libraries around England and Wales with free access to the recently completed online records of the 1911 census.
...
The seven institutions soon to launch free access to the census records are:

Birmingham Archives & Heritage
Devon Record Office (Exeter)
The National Library of Wales (Aberystwyth)
Manchester Archives and Local Studies and Greater Manchester County Record Office (sharing one institutional account)
Norfolk Record Office
Nottinghamshire Archives
Tyne and Wear Archives

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/stories/337.htm?WT.hp=nf-37818

[Sam Flynn]

The seven institutions soon to launch free access to the census records are:

... The National Library of Wales (Aberystwyth)

Uncle Jack would be pleased

[Robert]

Thanks for that, Chris.

[Celesta]

Uncle Jack would be pleased

Groan, my worst JtR literature fiasco, complete with the red-lined cape.

[Chris]

It's just been announced that the 1911 census will be available through a flat-rate subscription from 21 October. The rates are £40 for six months and £60 for a year. There will be various discounts when the subscription is bought together with one to other records on www.findmypast.com:

http://www.findmypast.com/1911census.jsp

[Robert]

Yes, I will be interested to know whether I can have the combined FMP Explorer/1911 discount on top of my loyalty renewal discount. I suspect there'll be a catch there somewhere.

[smiffy]

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