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From: Diana Motyer <>
Subject: Re: [DOR] 1901 Census - watch for transcription errors
Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2002 12:22:23 -0700
References: <20020131125752.13418.qmail@web11204.mail.yahoo.com>


Okay Mark:

How did you get into the 1901 census?? From Canada I still get thrown
into the census help page saying things will not
be up and running for two more weeks. What is going wrong?
Diana

mark housby wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I don't know how many people have managed to get in,
> but I thought I would share my first experiences. So
> far I have managed to get into it at 8.45 am on Mon
> 28th and 5.45 pm Tues 29th. I'm lucky, putting Housby
> into the surname box brought up only 177 country wide.
>
> You can also search by 'place born' and/or keyword. If
> doing this you'll have to select male or female. My
> grandfather was born in Leicester, so putting that in
> the keyword, brought up just 4 males and 3 females, my
> grandfather appearing as age 2 (bless). The parents
> and older children were born in Stafford, so all falls
> neatly into place. My father's line moved from Cumbria
> to Stafford in the 1830s.
>
> Interesting my grandfather's parents Thomas and Kate,
> were not listed, either for Leicester or countrywide.
> (grandfather was living with his father's half
> brother). So why not?
>
> There are typos in there, one occupation was given as
> a sigh writer, so that could be one explanation. So
> you can't rely on just the indexes.
>
> Does anyone else know why they might not be listed -
> were occupants of workhouses, prisons and asylums
> included. They both died in the 1960s by the way.
>
> As far as Portland is concerned there are 33 male and
> 39 female Otters born on Portland. On census night
> most were still in Portland, a few at Broadway,
> Wimborne and Sturminster but only two out of Dorset.
> The vast majority were stone masons/quarryman, three
> were prison officers (including one female, though she
> was in London), two policemen and one Salvation Army
> Officer (not Hiram, who is listed as a quarryman). The
> females included two dressmakers, three servants, a
> nurse, a drapers assistant and a confectioners
> assistant. Two were 'living on their own means' and 27
> had no occupation.
>
> Good luck to anyone trying to find a window to access
> the site.
>
> Mark
>
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