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From: Singhals <>
Subject: Re: Familysearch.org swamped again after 1880/1881 Census data put online.
Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2002 13:32:30 -0500
References: <80c5321d.0211011625.34e9e48f@posting.google.com> <3dc329ce.38085091@news.kiski.net> <Pine.LNX.4.44.0211020248120.8489-100000@exp.bde-arc.ampr.org> <3DC3ECC7.8D0A3A@erols.com> <Pine.LNX.4.44.0211030106300.8877-100000@exp.bde-arc.ampr.org>


D. Stussy wrote:
>
> On Sat, 2 Nov 2002, Singhals wrote:
> >D. Stussy wrote:
> >> On Sat, 2 Nov 2002 wrote:
> >> >On 1 Nov 2002 16:25:15 -0800, (James W.
> >> >Anderson) wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>According to a press release on http://www.lds.org/ ,
> >> >>http://www.familysearch.org has been recording three million hits per
> >> >>hour since the release of the 1881 British (except for Scotland), the
> >> >>1881 Canadian Census, and the 1880 US Census.
> >> >>
> >> >>Usage is about 8-10 times above normal and has remained that way from
> >> >>October 23rd, when the data went online, until now.
> >> >>
> >> >>At one point, usage was up quite a bit more than that as well. This
> >> >>may explain some delays and problems some have experienced trying to
> >> >>get onto the site.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >I've been in there three different times including on the first day
> >> >and the delays were nominal. The only thing that SUCKS about what they
> >> >did is that you can't see a whole family together.
> >>
> >> What do you mean?
> >>
> >> If you want a listing such as "head of household", spouse, children, others
> >> (e.g. servants), such IS available upon an extra click of the mouse.
> >
> >Where, Dieter? I was looking on the 1881 Canadian and even after
> >I d/l the info, it STILL doesn't tell me the relationship between
> >the people in the household. Is the woman listed first the wife
> >of the man listed first? If there are two women listed, is the
> >2nd the daughter of the first? I simply don't see it in the d/l
> >where it painfully repeats the entire census entry in each source
> >note. :(
>
> How about the "Household" link that appears in the top right corner of the page?
>
> These are present on the 1880 U.S. Census pages. I haven't checked the 1881
> censuses.

The Canadian is different. :(

Cheryl

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