Good News ! 1911 Census!

[Marc Mc Namara]

I may be missing the point here but £45 pounds in an extortionate amount to charge for this facility.
I may be spoiled because the Dublin 1911 census is on-line since last year and is FREE without restrictions and there is a schedule to bring the other counties on-line over the next 2 years.
I am attempting to find a single record on the 1901 for a relative who i have calculated was leaving the army to return to Ireland and find it difficult to know whom to use as the sites all seem to require you to subscribe! 
I know that they all need to make a profit but the cost of data seems exploitative - i think that it will be cheaper to go to Kew for the afternoon.... Any body have a better / cost effective suggestion to help find a relative in the UK?

[andycand]

I may be missing the point here but £45 pounds in an extortionate amount to charge for this facility.
I may be spoiled because the Dublin 1911 census is on-line since last year and is FREE without restrictions and there is a schedule to bring the other counties on-line over the next 2 years.
I am attempting to find a single record on the 1901 for a relative who i have calculated was leaving the army to return to Ireland and find it difficult to know whom to use as the sites all seem to require you to subscribe!

Which census are you wanting? The 45 pound only relates to the 1911 census which hasn't been released yet (it will be during next year) and you need to know the exact address. The 1901 census on the otherhand is available on various subscription sites and at some libraries. If its the 1901 census you are interested in then start a separate topic with details of who you are looking for as many people have access to it. If its the 1911 census then you will unfortunately have to wait until its released next year

Andy

[carol8353]

Marc,

As Andy says post a request on the appropriate county board and one of us Rootschatters will do a look up for you.

Alternatively use the original 1901 census website http://www.1901censusonline.com/

It is pay per view rather than subscription.

The reason the Irish 1901 and 1911 censuses are free,is because none before that survived,so they are virtually the only two you can consult for Irish records.

Most of us wouldn't dream of forking out the £45(which needs you to know what address your rellies lived at),and are all waiting patiently  for January 2009 when a lot more of the 1911 will be released,and searchable by name.

Regards

Carol

[Guy Etchells]

I may be missing the point here but £45 pounds in an extortionate amount to charge for this facility.

Welcome to the real world.
£45 is equivalent to the fee that has always been charged for accessing details of unreleased census.

There is a lot of work involved in such a task.
First the correct volume out of 35,000 volumes has to be located then the correct schedule has to be found in the volume before searching for the address required.
Cheers
Guy

[AngelFish]

Some of it has already been released as pay-per-view (on a Beta site at least).  See my post  http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=348330.new#new

Angelfish x

[kerryb]

Thanks angelfish, as I have ancestors in London I may be very busy tomorrow.

Kerry 

[Necromancer]

site isnt very resilient at the mo ! 

[Tewin]

working well for me today...really fast searches, and the images are so clear.

Tewin

[stonechat]

I haven't bought any credits

I don't have many on yet, though more than expected, I hadn't realised Middx was on as well as London and Staffs

Bob