1921 census

[ReynoldsMartinBrian]

Ive just found my Great Grandad Joah with the name Joan... Surely it is obvious when it says male or female. 

[coombs]

I have an ancestor whose birth was not registered. He was born sometime in 1855/1856 and I was hoping his age in months would be given but just his age, which was 65 in 1921, the "months" is sadly left blank. He was living with his son in law so I guess he forgot to add his age in months.

[Pamela21]

I have found 15 households and downloaded them all (also the 'front' page showing the address) to my computer by clicking the 'down' arrow at the top. Having paid for them it's essential to save them with your other records.

I agree that there are fewer ancestors and households to search as we move closer in time, and I know where most of them were in 1921, but I still want to have them.

There are many ancestors' siblings (some tricky) which I will look for later when the records are available with the subscription. They may be more interesting as I know less about them.

[melba_schmelba]

All seemed to go fairly well, of my first 11 searches, 7 were found no problem, one had a mistranscribed first name, and one a mistranscribed surname. I found the two I couldn't find by

(i) searching for first name + first letter of last name and * wildcard, and
(ii) searching for the child's name of the other person, the child's full name was transcribed correctly.

Other methods you could use is just first name or surname + age + place. I note unlike the 1939 register, the exact birthdate is not included (although that was often wrong by a year or so).

Unexpectedly found a couple visiting friends, not at home, and some other children on holiday. I wonder if two other missing relatives were on holiday in Scotland - is the Scottish 1921 census available (or to be?)?

[Spiral]

My Cetti family living in Leeds have been transcribed as Cotte, the aunt who lives with them, Teresina Mastaglio, has been transcribed as Teresma Mastagleo which made finding them fun. Good thing I knew their birth places; especially as Edward Warner Cetti was just Warner Cotte. Being able to add another name in the household helped too.

I will not be purchasing this record as it is not going to help further my research but I am curious to know just how bad was the handwriting!

[emeraldcity]

Definitely encountering a lot of mis transcriptions. Struggling to search tbh!

[louisa maud]

Searched  for  2  of the same  name, one would  be  15, his father disappeared about 1910, he isn't on the 1921 either, was  really hoping  I  would  find these 2, the  son  might be fatherless, I  did  wonder if  he  was  in the forces somewhere as  a  boy soldier,  my  last  chance to find them

Louisa  Maud

[rogerb]

surely you are taking the mick, stating that a transcription is "wrong" when you haven't seen the original

As you say, in my case, the name was written wrongly - but transcribed correctly.

[cbowley]

Huge thanks for that. North Fambridge has to go in the street part and Maldon is the town even though it is miles away. It took me two goes to get the correct address but I now have it - my GGF the landlord of the pub, using an alias, employing a barmaid described as a companion that he bigamously married 4 years later and also employing the parents of the woman he was pretending to be married to in 1911 although she married someone else in 1919 and also with the 9 year old son by said pretend wife that we now know wasn't his. I call that £7 well spent. The entertainment value from passing this news around the relatives will be enormous.

I'm not impressed. There is nothing at all for North Fambridge, Essex which is where I suspect my GGF was. The nearest are Rettendon and Woodham Ferrers, several miles away.
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Rettendon at al are all Chelmsford.

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Parish: Stow Maries,Cold Norton   
District: Maldon

A total of 23 households
North Fambridge   Stow Maries,Cold Norton   Maldon   Essex   England   
North Fambridge, Maldon   Stow Maries,Cold Norton   Maldon   Essex   England   
North Farmbrifdge   Stow Maries,Cold Norton   Maldon   Essex   England   
North Hambridge   Stow Maries,Cold Norton   Maldon   Essex   England