1901 missing people

[Dolphin]

are the original census pages available for searching, I have family missing, have looked under all christain names, tried many corruptions of the surname
I wonder if they slipped the process somehow ??

comments appreciated

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi Dolphin

Yes, the original 1901 census details are available to search at your local record office and at places like The Family History Centre in London. (or rather the original enumerators books (on film)are available)

You have to stop and think who were the people who transcribed the 1901 for it to go on line - If my memory serves me correct, it was not done in England or by people who use English as their mother tongue - and all the silly little mistakes in occupation and places verify this.

They will be there somewhere, try doing a 'soundex' search or as some call it a 'fluffy search' have to keep doing.

Look at the name you are trying to find and substitute an 'e' for a 'c' or an 'o' etc;  m or n or r very often get mixed up as well - keep at it till you score a hit.

Chris in 1066Land (Hastings)

[Dolphin]

Hi Dolphin

Yes, the original 1901 census details are available to search at your local record office and at places like The Family History Centre in London. (or rather the original enumerators books are available)

You have to stop and think who were the people who transcribed the 1901 for it to go on line - If my memory serves me correct, it was not done in England or by people who use English as their mother tongue - and all the silly little mistakes in occupation and places verify this.

They will be there somewhere, try doing a 'soundex' search or as some call it a 'fluffy search' have to keep doing.

Look at the name you are trying to find and substitute an 'e' for a 'c' or an 'o' etc;  m or n or r very often get mixed up as well - keep at it till you score a hit.

Chris in 1066Land (Hastings)

thanks Chris, the name in question is ORAM
you would have thought that they could have got just four letters right !!


Pat in Clacton Essex

[Clio]

I've often wondered about this. Some of my Thorntons and Shepherds are missing from the 1901. I too have tried lots of different deviations but suggestions welcome............Jean

[PaulineJ]

Info taken form the 1901 site:

Are any parts missing on the 1901 returns?
Parts of Deal, Kent. You may also find that the odd page has suffered damage and so certain information is missing.  

However, I too have found missing people by "guessing the mistakes".

Pauline

[Chris1969]

I have also failed to find a family in the 1901 Cenus. I later learned where they were living in 1902, and going back found that address is actually missing from the census, although others in the same road are present.

Chris

[Berlin-Bob]

A tip I found elsewhere ...

Write down the names you are searching on a piece of paper. Use different handwriting styles,  get others to write them too. Then try and guess, and get others to guess, what the handwritten names are.  You can get a lot of variations that way.

Hope this helps
Bob

[LindaFromOz]

Hi I have found Jacombs under Hacomby, Ball under Wall, ect. The only way I found these was to put there first name into the search box, with there place of birth (eg Lough*), there age +2 and also the place where they were (eg York*). I have found all my lost ancesters this way.

Happy hunting
Linda

[bel_jon68]

Have read all your suggestions, but still cannot find my EVANS family...

John Evans (head) - farmer in 1911, probably also in 1901
Martha Annie Evans (dau) b 1889
Polly Evans (dau) b 1896?
Winifred Evans (dau) b 1898/9? (d 1983 aged c84)
Name of wife unknown
No other siblings known

Winifred was born in Garthmyl (near Berriew, Montgomeryshire).  I don't know where the other two daughters were born, but I've found them (possibly) on FreeBMD all under the same registration district.

I have tried searching for each of them, using various spellings of their forenames, including keywords etc etc, and also under an address where Winnie lived for 74 years.  

Has anyone any suggestions as to how EVANS could be misread by a non-English person???  (Have tried substituting E with other letters, but no luck.)

Thanks

Bel