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Title: missing from census
Post by: Pebur5 on Wednesday 07 May 08 13:57 BST (UK)

my family are on the 1861 census and the 1881 census, but not the 1871. How can i find out where they were.

Title: Re: missing from census
Post by: Arranroots on Wednesday 07 May 08 14:02 BST (UK)

Hi Pebur5

Welcome to Rootschat!  :)

If you give us the details we can help you to look?

Kind regards, Arranroots  ;)

Title: Re: missing from census
Post by: william james on Wednesday 07 May 08 14:04 BST (UK)

Hi
Welcome to roots chat.
If you post the info you have then we will have a place to start.
We are a very friendly bunch on here.
So hope you will keep comming back.
William James

Title: Re: missing from census
Post by: mike175 on Wednesday 07 May 08 14:06 BST (UK)

Hi,

Welcome to RootsChat.

The most likely reason is that the name is mis-transcribed in the 1871, so doesn't come up in a search.

As others have said, if you post the details here, I'm sure you'll get plenty of help.

Mike.

Title: Re: missing from census
Post by: Pebur5 on Wednesday 07 May 08 20:49 BST (UK)

Hi everyone,
                    The 1861 census refers to John Burton and family living at Monkwearmouth Shore, Sunderland and in 1881 although some have moved on but nothing in the 1871 census. Please help.
                                     
                                         Kind regards,
                                                Peter Burton (pebur5)

Title: Re: missing from census
Post by: Arranroots on Wednesday 07 May 08 21:20 BST (UK)

Hi Peter

Do you have access to the census?

They are here:

RG10/ Piece 5024/ Folio 35/ Page 65

(If you can post the details of the census & references that saves time.  If you want the details of this one, give a shout!)

Kind regards, Arranroots  ;)

Title: Re: missing from census
Post by: mike175 on Wednesday 07 May 08 21:31 BST (UK)

A good example of the kind of poor transcription to look out for . . . John Baston !

Title: Re: missing from census
Post by: GreySquirrel on Monday 12 May 08 11:20 BST (UK)

Poor transcription by who? I assume you mean The A Word!

It's correctly transcribed by Find My Past and by Origins.

Title: Re: missing from census
Post by: mike175 on Tuesday 13 May 08 09:07 BST (UK)

Yes, indeed, "the A-word". . . a constant source of frustration and annoyance, yet possibly the most comprehensive single source of information available to us  :-\

 . . . and the challenge of trying to imagine all the possible enigmatic permutations must be rather like working at Bletchley Park in the 1940's . . . excellent for the little grey cells  ;D