Good News ! 1911 Census!

[trish251]

I probally get bored waiting for the 1951 census.  Its bad enough waiting for the 1911 census

JIM

Well thanks to Guy we will all see it 3 years sooner than expected - only another 7 months to wait - I wonder if it will survive the release onslaught better than the 1901 

Trish

[macphail]

Hopefully they will be better prepared this time , who's for betting 5 million hits in the first hour.

only another 7 months to wait

7 mths is still too long to wait 

Pete

[Necromancer]

some news on progress, altho still no detail on which 'major conurbations' will be released first

http://www.1911census.co.uk/census-news.php

[toni*]

at least they are keeping us updated 
will it be only availbale to view ont hat particular website?

[trish251]

some news on progress, altho still no detail on which 'major conurbations' will be released first

http://www.1911census.co.uk/census-news.php

Thanks Newf - I thought 1911 was to have the householder returns available - but the information from Scotland online indicates they have scanned the enumerators books. Perhaps this was to have something available early

Trish

[Mean_genie]

There are no Enumeration Books for 1911 as we know them from earlier census years, the records in RG78 are the Enumerators' Summary Books, which don't contain names.

You are quite right that it is the Household Schedules in RG14 we are looking forward to seeing when the whole census is released, so for the first time it will be a primary source, without being filtered by the copying and editorial skills of the enumerators.

Mean_genie

[stanmapstone]

The Enumerator Summary Books (ESB) contain instructions for each enumerator, particulars of each enumeration district including boundaries of districts and in urban areas the names of streets and partial streets. All houses and buildings habited or non-inhabited on the Census day were detailed in the summary books giving details of the types of buildings and what they were used for. They are signed by the enumerator and each registrar.  http://www.rootschat.com/links/03fm/

Stan

[Indaloman]

I  imagine that as people live longer this could potentially become a bigger issue.

Wouldn't that be weird, being able to look back 100 years of your life on the census return.

Kerry

My mother was 90 this year has every intention of being around in 2012, dad died at 95, mum could not care less on information 100 years old, in fact she would boast about it. I just hope the genes have been pasted on

[trish251]

There are no Enumeration Books for 1911 as we know them from earlier census years, the records in RG78 are the Enumerators' Summary Books, which don't contain names.

You are quite right that it is the Household Schedules in RG14 we are looking forward to seeing when the whole census is released, so for the first time it will be a primary source, without being filtered by the copying and editorial skills of the enumerators.

Mean_genie

Mean-Genie & Stan

many thanks - but does this mean they have scanned the rest - or are just starting the rest or am I just confused

Trish

And reading Stan's link the suffragettes score a mention in relation to refusing to complete returns - I'm sure my lot would have been in there fighting - maybe they will be missing from the census