tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post5169562260268622871..comments2024-03-20T23:43:28.613+00:00Comments on Caroline's Miscellany: 1911 census onlineCarolineLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-23418452775618776152009-01-19T01:28:00.000+00:002009-01-19T01:28:00.000+00:00That's kind of intriguing! I got sidetracked the o...That's kind of intriguing! I got sidetracked the other night looking at the older census, before I even knew the 1911 was out. I couldn't find my grandparents, alas. And I did wonder why the big pound sign suddenly popped up...unsubtle! *grin*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-53812736753581182642009-01-17T18:42:00.000+00:002009-01-17T18:42:00.000+00:00No, I'm surprised they haven't publicised that asp...No, I'm surprised they haven't publicised that aspect more (too busy talking about David Beckham's great-great-grandfather!). There's also more information than on previous censuses - all very exciting once you find out about it!CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-50678011671735868332009-01-17T14:01:00.000+00:002009-01-17T14:01:00.000+00:00Ah - I hadn't realised 1911 was different.Ah - I hadn't realised 1911 was different.Clare Griffithshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13851313189672481904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-89705523628980303812009-01-16T16:56:00.000+00:002009-01-16T16:56:00.000+00:00Clare, for earlier censuses, you're right that the...Clare, for earlier censuses, you're right that the enumerators' returns are all that survive. However, the 1911 census site shows the household schedules, ie the actual census forms filled in by the people themselves. On the one with the spelling mistake, the correction by the enumerator is also visible! As the site info puts it, 'you can see the census documents filled out in your ancestor’s own hand (complete with mistakes and additional comments)'.CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-17546966035542305362009-01-16T15:14:00.000+00:002009-01-16T15:14:00.000+00:00Not that surprising - the returns were filled in b...Not that surprising - the returns were filled in by enumerators rather than by the people themselves. They often made mistakes in exact spellings of people's names.Clare Griffithshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13851313189672481904noreply@blogger.com