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Title: buying vouchers for 1901 census online
Post by: tiredwithtwins on Thursday 30 September 04 10:53 BST (UK)

hi,
Did i mention i was VERY new at this?? ...lol!
I came across a link through which it was possible to buy the vouchers to enable me to use the 1901 online, rather than the 48 hour session, £5 minimum.
does anyone have a link....I would prefer to use it this way (being able to log out and return a week later rather than having to cram it all into the 48 hour session!)
many thanks in advance!
sue :)

Title: Re: buying vouchers for 1901 census online
Post by: PaulineJ on Thursday 30 September 04 11:09 BST (UK)

I've seen them for sale by local family history societies, and in my local reference library.
Can you get to a library from where you are?

Pauline

Title: Re: buying vouchers for 1901 census online
Post by: tiredwithtwins on Thursday 30 September 04 11:14 BST (UK)

hi pauline,
thanks for that....if i dont find the online way of buying them i will be into sheffield library tomorrow!
Im so annoyed with myself that i didnt make a note of where i saw them online.....i see something interesting and think to myself ''ah, yes, i'll got back to that in a minute'' and get so bogged down with pages i close them and loose the links id built up. ::)

thanks again

sue

Title: Re: buying vouchers for 1901 census online
Post by: Chris in 1066Land on Thursday 30 September 04 11:19 BST (UK)

Sue

As most of the 1901 census is now ., have you asked for lookups through Rootschat as many of its members including myself do have access to this census.

You might get what you are looking for without having to shell out for vouchers

Just a thought

Chris in 1066Land

Title: Re: buying vouchers for 1901 census online
Post by: tiredwithtwins on Friday 01 October 04 00:14 BST (UK)

thanks Chris,
i will do this...i just have quite  a few i need to look up!!

sue :)

Title: Re: buying vouchers for 1901 census online
Post by: English Jen on Friday 01 October 04 13:40 BST (UK)

When I was new to this game, I was VERY wary of buying anything from the internet, so I looked on the PRO 1901 website and found the nearest place that sold the vouchers.  That was before I joined Rootschat and "met" so many interesting and helpful people.  The one good thing that I would say about buying the voucher yourself and looking at 1901 is that you get to understand exactly how the website works, including transcription errors and how easy/difficult it is to find your people.  Good hunting!!

Title: Re: buying vouchers for 1901 census online
Post by: tiredwithtwins on Saturday 02 October 04 14:05 BST (UK)

thank you for all the replies!
I bought a voucher from the local history dept at the central library - although a £5 voucher is soon used up!! 

sue