1841 British Census

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Barb Baker

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Apr 23, 2006, 10:06:21 PM4/23/06
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An interesting read on the BBC regarding the 1841 Census.
 
 

Diane Moore

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Apr 23, 2006, 11:21:19 PM4/23/06
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Thanks Barb.  That is interesting to think of the Queen being enumerated along with our ancestors.
 
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Barb Baker

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Apr 23, 2006, 11:28:51 PM4/23/06
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 >>>>>the Queen being enumerated<<<<
Very true.  I don't have ancestry.uk.  It would be interesting to hear how people found the readability of the census.....especially since it was written in pencil.

Diane Moore

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Apr 23, 2006, 11:35:39 PM4/23/06
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Very true.  I don't have ancestry.uk.  It would be interesting to hear how people found the readability of the census.....especially since it was written in pencil.
 
 
It's really bad in some areas.  I transcribed for FreeCen and some areas just drove me nuts.  You want to be as acurate as you can, but sometimes...
 
I'll have to go check out the Queen's census...

Darlene St. Don

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Apr 24, 2006, 4:13:05 AM4/24/06
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I own a copy of the 1841 Cumberland census, and my areas of interest are Houghton and Ainstable.  On my census CDs there are many pages missing or blank in these 2 particular parishes that I am researching.  Needless to say I have been waiting for the 1841 census to come online at the ancestry site, hoping that the missing pages would be miraculously there at the ancestry site, because of their special scanning capabilities. 

Alas, the same pages are missing from ancestry.

Overall, the pages at ancestry are clearer and easier to read than the pages on my CDs.

Also, at the ancestry site, under "Known problems with the 1841 Census", I don't see that they have stated which parishes in Cumberland are incomplete.

Barb Baker

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Apr 24, 2006, 8:19:02 AM4/24/06
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>>>On my census CDs there are many pages missing<<<<
Thanks for sending the info Darlene. I was just curious when the BBC article said they had to use special filming of some pages.
 
Barb, Ontario, Canada.

Barb Baker

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Apr 24, 2006, 9:33:35 AM4/24/06
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Hi Darlene: 
 I thought your name looked familiar !!  Did you ever find out anything more about your Border Marriage for James THOMPSON and Elizabeth RICHARDSON in the 1840s ??
 
Barb, Ontario,Canada.
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