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From: "Pauline" <>
Subject: Re: [DBY] 2001 census
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 00:00:25 +0100
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And it could even have asked where you were born. !!!!!!! That is more than
just the country of birth.
A definite backward step.

Census day is 29th April.
People are to be enumerated where they usually live, not where they are on
census night.

Pauline.

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From: <>
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Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 6:10 PM
Subject: [DBY] 2001 census


> Hi list,
> Don't know if any of you have filled in your census forms yet but
despite
> it's numerous pages it does'nt ask for much more info than the 1881
version,
> unless you think your desendants might like to know that you had a
bathroom
> AND a car!
>
> I know it's not meant to be a census for future genealogists benefit but
it
> could have asked for things like ,Wife's maiden name, where and when you
> married and any amount of really useful infomation for some future
> generation.
>
> Still, I wonder if my great grandad had a bike !!
>
> Regards to you all John Gregory Oxon
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