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Census Lookups General Lookups => Census and Resource Discussion => Topic started by: meggiemoo3 on Thursday 04 October 12 12:43 BST (UK)
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Not sure if I have posted this in the right place but I've been trying to search a relative in the 1911 Census and it has thrown up something called the 1911 Census Summary Books Record. What is this? All it gives me is a Mr ?, an address and what sort of house/dwelling it is? Which isn't particularly helpful when I don't know a great deal aboout this person. Does this mean that a full census return was not completed for this area?
thank you
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The 1911 census returns comprise two sets of documents, the bound volumes of the householder's schedules and an associated series of Enumerator's Summary Books (ESBs). Each ESB has a corresponding set of schedules. The link between them is a unique three-part reference number;
Registration District Number
Registration sub-District number
Enumeration District Number.
The ESBs contain all the information that was contained in the first section of the enumerators book in earlier censuses, such as a description of the Enumeration District etc.
See http://www.findmypast.co.uk/help-and-advice/knowledge-base/1911census#references
Stan