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From: "Gary Smith" <>
Subject: Re: [YKS] 1891 British Census
Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 19:10:55 -0700
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Fellow posters,
May I offer a caveat from my experience? I've used the Ancestry family of
sites with wonderful results in times past, and unless you are a
lantern-jawed hunter, it's well worth the cost.
However, I suggest approaching Ancestry.com's 'One World Tree' offerings
with extreme caution, with eyes wide open and cynicism-field on full power.
What may have looked on paper plans to be a wonderful program has proven
fertile ground for the planting of strange seed by persons unknown who
haven't a clue about the relationships of time and place, logic or history.
Imagine coming upon a posting listing a son as born in Virginia in 1741 and
his sibling born in Los Angeles in 1965. Or, a husband from 1685 with a
spouse born in 1832. I've found entries such as people born in Tennessee in
1590, and the list goes on.
Just my take on a lurking and growing monster.
With caution you should have a ball, so, go for it and good luck hunting
and gathering.
---Gary in Berkeley



----- Original Message -----
From: "K Hawley" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: [YKS] 1891 British Census


> I would agree with Alan about Ancestry.com. Subscribing to that was the
best
> thing I have done, found so much in a few weeks.
>
> In Oz money it cost me Aus $133 for 12 months. If you want the UK edition,
> it works out a bit cheaper if you order it through the U.S. website.
There
> is a currency converter at http://www.xe.com/ucc/
>
>
>
> Kaye Hawley,
> Perth,
> Western Australia.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 8:47 AM
> Subject: RE: [YKS] 1891 British Census
>
>
> > Liz
> >
> > The 1891 Census is available on CD/DVD but is not indexed.
> >
> > If you go to www.ancestry.co.uk they have 1871,1881,1891 and 1901
on-line
> > and indexed with images.
> >
> > You will need to pay a subscription (very cheap in relation to buying
lots
> > of CDs), I think I pay about £60 per year. There is a 14 day free trial.
> >
> > The images are large and so you need broadband for it to be usable.
> >
> > ALan
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Liz & Angus [mailto:]
> > Sent: 03 April 2005 00:03
> > To:
> > Subject: [YKS] 1891 British Census
> >
> > I've just joined this list so apologies if this has already been
answered
> > previously. Is it possible to buy the 1891 British census and how much
> does
> > it cost. I gave up on my research a few years back but would like to
> start
> > again and my family has a common Yorkshire name (Mitchell), I think the
> > census might be able to narrow things down a bit and would love to have
my
> > own copy. I am in New Zealand, not sure if this makes a difference to
> being
> > able to get it.
> > Thanks for any help with this
> > Liz
> > NZ
> >
> >
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