1921 census

[Familysearch]

I do still have a few missing, but for the time being the budget has been used!

I have found out a few things that I didn't know before, and also information that reminds me of what my Mum told me about her relatives from when she was a child.

Hope you find your missing ones.

FS.

[rogerb]

Managed to find all 11 of my direct ancestors spread over 7 households.  So about £25 - which I'm ok with.  No massive breakthroughs although I did find one grandparent not living where I expected, which gave me some food for thought.  Also found a G grandfather in hospital, only a few months before he died.

In general, slightly underwhelmed by the level of info within the returns.

[BumbleB]

Not sure if anyone has noted this amendment on this thread - a change of title for the additional images - now reads as "Extra (Address)" and still contains all the other associated images.

[PaulineJ]

Also, if you go to "My Records" and click on the 1921 image it takes you back to the image & filmstrip.
It had been showing/ downloading the pdf of the image up till ? Yesterday ? ( no filmstrip)

Pauline

Also had acknowledgement of my first correction reported via image rather than transcript.  I'm advised itmaytake a little time to update in the dataset

[Gadget]

Also, if you go to "My Records" and click on the 1921 image it takes you back to the image & filmstrip.
It had been showing/ downloading the pdf of the image up till ? Yesterday ? ( no filmstrip)

Pauline

I've juat been in without filmstrip to check. Print to pdf is via the printer icon. Also, you can downlsad/view via the down arrow icon.

[coombs]

My great grandfather was a general labourer later a painter, but I found him in the 1921 census as a bargeman's mate on the Duke Of Kent barge, and his older brother was the master. His older brother is found in the 1915 register of merchant seaman as being on the SS Ivernia travelling between London, Cardiff and Liverpool. My great grandad was only 15 in 1915 and is not on the list.

Amazing what surprises the 1921 census can bring, or any document mentioning an ancestor in an occupation you never knew they had for a time.

[california dreamin]

I agree the costs are fair considering the resources that has to go into making the census available. Two of my grandparents were children/young adults living at home at the time and it's definitely worth £3.50 to me to see the original records at home.

I always thought my grandad was the secondest youngest of his family but there were two younger sisters I knew nothing about.

One question - would it have been usual for the enumerator to complete the form? My great grandmother (a widow) is named as head and as the person signing the form but the writing looks identical to the enumerator's writing on the front page. I'm not sure if GG could read or write well but my grandad certainly could and was 16 so could have completed the form for her to sign but it does all look like the enumerator's writing. Or is it more likely that they both used a similar copperplate?

I think I can answer this for you - the front page with the name and address have been written out by the enumerators.  The householder filled in the main section.  This information was passed on to me by someone who works at FindMyPast.

CD

[stonechat]

Well I can find most of the ones Imwant except my gt grandfather Richard Bond Cocks. His son of the same name is there.

He moves around too much to know just where he might be.
Just before this date he was in Manchester and Bredbury, but died in hospital in1925in Leicester.
I have two Leicester addresses for him but cannot really be searching until there is no charge or I get to the National Archives, which will have to wait until covid rates are much lower.

I tried searching with his (fourth) wife, but don’t know that much about her, they only married in 1919.

[roopat]

I've been very pleased with the 1921 census for a few reasons: 1) I don't have to subscribe to FindMyPast to access the records so I think the price per record is very good value. I don't know why people are complaining, £3.50 is the price of a coffee in some places    2)  The site didn't crash when I went on the day after its release   3) I was able to see enough free info (who else was in the household) to decide which were 'my' records so didn't waste money     4). Best of all - it confirmed that GGranny Sweeney WAS born in Carlisle as my mother always said, in spite of various censuses stating Newcastle or Northumberland - so I was able to find her birth on the GRO and will be getting the bc as she is a bit of a mystery. For me that small detail was a big leap forward!


Pat