1911 census..... what's it done for you ?

[Nick29]

If you've been on the 1911 census, and researched your ancestors, what have you found ? 

Was it worth the wait ?

I found out where my grandfather moved to after his wife died, and I also found out that my grandmother hadn't had any children die, but apart from that, not much else of import.  Being able to see the 1911 census early, in the last days of 2008 was a nice surprise, but after the initial novelty, I must say that it it's not as exciting as I thought it would be.  I'm now much more looking forward to the release of the digitised London Metropolitan Archives records on Ancestry, which look as if they're imminent.

How's it been for you ?  Did it unlock any mysteries ?

[toni*]

i found that my great grandmother had 2 children in between census that didnt survive.

according to the BMD index there are 3 possible matches for these children

so do i order all 3 birth / death certs or not?

[Nick29]

Well, you could take a gamble and order two.  Depends on how quickly you need the results, I suppose 

[suey]

what have you found ?  

Was it worth the wait ?

I've found my grandfather   who is missing in '91 and '01  , all present and correct with the right wife and children  ...no doubts at all that it is the right family...except grandpa has given everyone other than the youngest child a fictitious place of birth  so now I'm even more certain the old so and so had something to hide, question is what!?

Was it worth the wait?  on the whole I'd say it was but I'll be pleased when it's not pay per view because I have several possibles for another set of grandparents and can't afford to look just on the offchance........

I'm now much more looking forward to the release of the digitised London Metropolitan Archives records on Ancestry,

Me too,

Suey

[carol8353]

I knew most of the stuff about my direct lines,apart from an extra child or two being born and dying between censuses.

Where it will really come into it's own is once we can search freely,as we do with the other censuses now,to find those we had queries with from 1901.

It would be just too expensive to do that with distant rellies on a pay per view basis.

Carol

[toni*]

i agree with you Carol

i'm going to WDYTYA in 2 weeks so with any luck someone will have the bps, or bur to view to save me buying the certs of the 3 children

[kerryb]

Ive been quite pleased and amazed by what the 1911 brought up.  My great grandfather was in the Navy which none of us knew about and obviously didn't last long as two years later in two counties away, working as a bricklayer and married with later, 3 sons. 

One of my great great grandfathers has 5 extra children I didn't know about, 3 found, 2 to go all died as babies.  So that is rather sad as well as interesting but more than that, this family can not be found on the 1891 census but by finding these births and deaths I have been able to track down exactly where they were living.

Apart from that I just enjoy seeing their own writing and mistakes etc.

Kerry

[purplekat]

Hi

I knew, through research, that my Gran had two younger half brothers, I suspected but didn't know, that she had a full brother.  Sure enough the 1911 Census showed me that she did have a full brother, Gran was 7 and her brother 8.  The suprise for me was that the family were living with her step-grandfather, (if that's the right term), Edwin Wallwork.  At this time my Gran's first half brother had been born and all three children were entered into the census as grandchildren. 

My great grandfather, a widower, had remarried in aprrox 1909, what I found really interesting and suprising was that Edwin had put 9 years under the years married column next to his daughter's name.  I can only conclude he was concerned about his daughter's reputation if he put down she had been married a couple of years yet he had 7 and 8 year old grandchildren it wouldn't look too good!

Jean 

[skyblueFF]

Hello everyone

It was worth the wait. I found out that my GGf who seemed to have disappeared  and I assumed was probably estranged from the family was living with them and his mother was living with them as well. I am looking forward to Westmorland becoming available.

Michael