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1911 census

I've coppied and pasted the letter and emailed it to my MP Besty. Thank you for letting us know. O0
 
your local library will have all the details you need also you can type is name into google and that should work also
 
:angel: V/good idea Besty... However I believe that I read on a list, that the 1911 census is in such a bad state that a lot of it is unreadable. Unlike our forefathers who took great pride and care of such previous data the people in charge of that one have just let it get damp, mouse eaten and rot away somewhere.
One reason for the reluctance to open it up for transcribing and access to us lot.

I may be wrong as I don't seem to be able to find the article on my  'puter anymore.

Chris :angel:
 
From what I understand the 1911 is not like previous the census 1841 etc  this is a quote that I have from a another forum I use.

Now... in the case of the 1911 census - it is TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
There are *NO* census enumerator's books!
All that remains are the householder's SCHEDULES. A double sided piece
of paper for every household. Written in different handwriting by each
head of household.

That means that there are millions more pieces of paper involved than in
the older censuses, and they are going to be a real proverbial pain to
read. They still need sorting and classifying.
Click to expand...
 
Perhaps Not, and maybe Im well off course here, but if we were seeing these sheets as filled in by our ancestors then might that not be better. I'm not sure? I'm not sure either Im making my point clear?
 
:angel: Rod if the 1911 Census is in the form you pointed out and not in books as before, then that could account for the sorry state they are said to be in. Two Wars, bombings and a depression would have made it much harder to have kept paper files readable and in good nick than if they were in book form .

Chris :angel:
 
I'll try and find out more about the files? this is just something Ive read in the past week or so. I do remember that there was some news about the archived records as a whole being in danger but because I never listen properly Ive forgotten where this info came from?
 
Playing devil's advocate I can see there does need to be a time restriction on release of the records. The data is supposed to be given in confidence.

If not a 100 years, how long? The 100 year rule was, I suppose, meant to ensure that everyone concerned was dead (or close to it).

I can't see them NOT being released in 2011. I'd have thought the records were too important and of historical significance to let them rot away unseen, especially given their proximity to WWI. They'll show how society was changing via the occupations, number of servants etc. They won't only be of interest to family researchers.
 
Am l stupid to think that a Lottery Grant would be a great help in preserving these valuable irreplaceable records ? To me these records belong to the people as l am sure they have served their original purpose. l am shocked and disappointed if what has been said is correct. l was hoping that they would have an early release but am now very disillusioned that this is going to happen. l am sure that the most important thing is the preservation of them and it should start at this very minute to preserve what may be left.
 
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