Ancestry & IGI under maintenance

[Rosemarie]

Hi Everybody

Apologies if this subject has been dealt with before but does anybody know whay's going on with the Family Search site for the 1881 Census? Sometimes it works  but mostly it says something about 'maintenance' and it's been like this for weeks now.

Rosemarie.

[Frances]

Hi Rosemarie,
Yes I have found the same, sometimes I have ignored it and it worked!!! The 1881 census is also available free online at the site below. Although it is  fee paying for other entries it is not for the 1881. Just register and away you go. Hope this may help you.
Regards, Frances

http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/

[Rosemarie]

Thanks for that info Frances.

I've come across the site you recommended and assumed it was all pay-per-view but I'll check it out more thoroughly now The Family Search site is a wonderful resource but it's been so erratic lately and I've wasted so much time that it's really frustrating- it's difficult to type with my fingers crossed all the time too!

Rosemarie.

[Kazza]

Hi there,

The LDS FamilySearch site has been displaying this message for some time now.  I have been ignoring it,  and you may have to click a couple of times,  but it will eventually work.  I suspect they have been experiencing heavy traffic,  rather than an actual problem. 

Kazza.

[7igerby7he7ail]

I have the 1881 census on CD, if you are having no luck with the LDS site, I can do some lookups for you.
Post your requests here and I will get to them as soon as I can. This evening hopefully.

Tom

[Rosemarie]

Hi Tom

Thanks for your generous offer but I won't impose. My own research seems to have stalled for the time being but I'm indexing a piece of West Derby 1871 and have been using 1881 and 1901 to try to verify some of the names which are less clear than I would like - that's a euphemism for illegible! It's a bit tedious and has slowed me down but I hate putting question marks and using the other two censuses has helped in a number of cases.

I'm off to Melbourne at the end of the month for six weeks (baggage handlers and check-in staff at Heathrow permitting) so I've been racing to get the piece finished before I go and the problems with the 1881 site haven't helped. Furtunately I'm almost done now and hope to submit it this week.

Thanks and best wishes, Rosemarie.

[Meriel]

I noticed this problem too and noticed it seems to be worse if you are searching and include a first name....

[Rosemarie]

Hi

When using the LDS 1881 site I've clicked over and over again, often without success. The most anoying thing though is when it eventually works after many tries, I click on an individual and when I click to return to search results I'm returned to the home page. Then I can't get it to work yet again.

I've wasted hours trying to get info I'd have had immediately in the past. I've always been amazed at how quick it's been.

Nothing's forever I suppose!

Best wishes, Rosemarie..

[PeterSzewc]

Hi Rosemarie... when you click on a name to view the individual or the family... hold the SHIFT key down when you click and the page will open in a new browser... then when you close it... you are still at the same spot. Saves quite a bit of time.

Peter.