Why census not showing on Ancestry?

[mrsteedee]

Can anyone offer a reason or an explanation why a family on the 1871 census is not found on Ancestry or Family Search, yet they all show up on Scotlands People ?

Mrsteedee

[stanmapstone]

Can you give the names and where they lived?

Stan

[mrsteedee]

Hello Stan

Yes surname O'Neil, father, son and grandson all Archibald, two Anns and a Mary in Ayrshire, Scotland

[stanmapstone]

They are transcribed as Archibald Mcniel, on Ancestry. Just search for Archibald in the Straiton Registration District.
Archibald Mcniel    56
Archibald Mcniel    35
Ann Mcniel    26
Mary Mcniel    11
Archibald Mcniel    7
William Mcniel    5
Ann Mcniel    1

Stan

[rosie99]

Could it be mistranscribed though there is a William in this family 

Archibald Mcniel   56
Archibald Mcniel   35
Ann Mcniel   26
Mary Mcniel   11
Archibald Mcniel   7
William Mcniel   5
Ann Mcniel   1

Beat me to it Stan

[mrsteedee]

Well I never !  I had spelt O'Neil every way but not with Mc in front, however SP has them as O'Neil,
thanks very much Stan.

[stanmapstone]

FamilySearch have
Archibald O'Neil Scotland Census, 1871 birth: 1815 residence: 1871 Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Archibald O'Neil Scotland Census, 1871  birth: 1836 residence: 1871 Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Archibald O'Neil Scotland Census, 1871  birth: 1864 Dumfriesshire residence: 1871 Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Stan

[stanmapstone]

If you look at Citing this Record https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBR8-798 you will see that it is from "1871 England, Scotland & Wales census," database, findmypast

Stan

[mrsteedee]

Rootschatters you are so clever !  you now know Im still learning, I need to fill in other gaps so their may well be more questions to follow.

Thanks again.