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Completed Census Requests / Re: 1911 Census Discuss
« on: Wednesday 04 February 09 17:15 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you everyone, it looks like I stand corrected on a number of points. A trip to London is not a possibility due to expense and location problems. I still feel the powers that be have missed a great revenue opportunity. Where can I find out how much was paid to the nations coffers or is more likely that we gave it away at advantageous terms to Brightsolid. I think I'll wait until there is a subscription service available as my ancestors aren't going anywhere. Thanks again everyone it's nice to see that you are all on message. ;)

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Completed Census Requests / Re: 1911 Census Discuss
« on: Wednesday 04 February 09 15:17 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you Nick 29 for your comments. If as you say the 1911 census details were acquired by Brightsolid would you be able to tell me on what basis this transaction was conducted. Were other companies invited to tender? Did National Archives receive payment for our records, if so how much? Why couldn’t National Archives do the transcriptions knowing it would be guaranteed to provide more than adequate financial returns? If it was beyond their expertise, which I doubt, could they not have employed a third party to do it for them? At a time of dire economic times I would have thought a little bit of extra revenue would have been appreciated. It’s just the idea of some commercial enterprise acquiring public information and then charging us for the use of it that annoys me. Obviously they want to capitalize on their investment but to make it a pay as you view facility only is a real killer for those like me who would want to research a couple of hundred individuals and others in Scotland where a similar situation exists. I was quite clear in my earlier posting that the 100 year rule was only honorary but is this the only census that has been released in less than 100 years? Why?


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Completed Census Requests / 1911 Census Discuss
« on: Monday 02 February 09 11:54 GMT (UK)  »
I can’t quite put my finger on it but there is something about the release of the 1911 census that I don’t like.

Is it that a national archive has been sold to a third party for profit purposes?  Profit that could have stayed within the establishment. (11.4 million Searches in the first week). Is it that the third party is making this information available on a pay as you view basis and not to subscription? Is it that the information is incomplete? Would it not have been better for all if the launch was deferred until all areas were available? Is it that the third party has sole online publishing rights which seriously disadvantage advanced researchers who are members of other ancestry sites? Is it because the honorary 100 year rule has been disregarded? It is conceivable that there are people alive today that appear in these records.

Perhaps it’s all of these things, but then I suppose no one else is bothered so it’s all right then. Isn’t it?

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