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Census : the expert guide / Peter Christian and David Annal.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Christian, Peter.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Archival resources.
- Great Britain--Census--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Genealogy--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Genealogy.
- Great Britain--Genealogy--Archival resources--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Genre:
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Genealogy.
- Census data.
- Family histories.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 262 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Kew, UK : National Archives, 2008.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- A compelling, up to the minute guide to using the census in your family research.
- Written by a bestselling genealogy author and a National Archives expert, Census shows how to interpret intricate details of your ancestors' lives. It explores how and why information was gathered on names, addresses, family relationships and occupations, revealing why 'mysteries' occur and what may be hidden between the lines. It traces the unique features of the 1911 census, to be released from 2009 onwards - the first to feature our ancestors' handwriting, investigate `fertility in marriage' and be disrupted by Suffragettes - as well as the personalities and procedures that brought the early censuses to life.
- Practical and incisive, Census considers online access to returns in detail, from free data and search techniques to the problem of transcription errors. A tour of key census websites - including advance information on the 1911 digitization - reveals the most useful websites and best quality images, as well as the experts' techniques for approaching original records, microfilm, CDs and DVDs.
- Complete with contemporary photographs, screenshots and intriguing case studies, Census is an invaluable guide to this unique historical resource.
- Contents:
- 1 The Victorian censuses 1841-1901 10
- Case study 1 The Evetts 32
- Case study 2 The Asks 34
- 2 The 1911 census 37
- Case study 3 The Peters 49
- Case study 4 The Jewish East End 51
- 3 Why can't I find my ancestor? 54
- Case study 5 The Darwins 74
- Case study 6 The Welsh question 77
- 4 The census online 80
- 5 Online search techniques 98
- 6 Free census indexes online 109
- 7 Ancestry 123
- 8 Findmypast 138
- 9 TheGenealogist and RootsUK 151
- 10 Genes Reunited and 1901censusonline 170
- 11 Origins 185
- 12 ScotlandsPeople 195
- Case study 7 The Lancasters 206
- 13 The 1911 census online 209
- 14 The websites compared 215
- 15 Ireland 227
- 16 The censuses on CD-ROM 244
- 17 Using the census on microfilm 251.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page [257]) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781472902955
- 1472902955
- Publisher Number:
- 99990106344
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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