Many thanks to all who have contributed "tips" to make searching the 1911 census easier - and cheaper! If anyone would like to add suggestions, please contact me by Personal Message. Thank you.
Please remember that Copyright prevents you from publishing images and transcribed indexes on Rootschat - or elsewhere for that matter.Official 1911 census search tips: http://www.1911census.co.uk/content/default.aspx?r=33&68Official 1911 census bloghttp://blog.1911census.co.uk/2009/01/pricing-and-future-subscription-options/Census districtsSee Topic: 1911 Census Districtshttp://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,354796.0.htmlSearch results - this is what you get for your credits
ORIGINAL IMAGE (30 CREDITS)
NAME
RELATIONSHIP TO HEAD
MARITAL STATUS
AGE
YEARS MARRIED
TOTAL CHILDREN BORN ALIVE
CHILDREN STILL LIVING (AMOUNT NOT NAMES)
CHILDREN WHO HAVE DIED (NUMBER, NOT NAMES)
OCCUPATION
INDUSTRY OR SERVICE TO WHICH WORKER IS CONNECTED
WORKER OR SELF EMPLOYED
WHETHER WORKING AT HOME
BIRTHPLACE
NATIONALITY OF PERSON BORN IN FOREIGN COUNTRY
INFIRMITY (hidden until 2012)
NUMBER OF ROOMS IN THE HOUSE
SIGNATURE OF HEAD (OR PERSON WHO FILLS IN FORM)
POSTAL ADDRESS
TRANSCRIPT (10 CREDITS)
NAME
RELATIONSHIP TO HEAD
MARITAL STATUS
YEARS MARRIED
SEX
AGE IN 1911
OCCUPATION
WHERE BORN
DETAILS OF ADDRESS
INSTITUTIONSIn the view of one Rootschatter
"It's probably not worth buying the transcript (10 credits) for somebody listed as in an institution: the list only showsNAME
AGE
SEX
RELATIONSHIP (inmate, patient or whatever)
You do not get any place of birth information but this can be seen on the "original page" for a cost of 30 credits. The Institution address may be missing from the "original page" and the name is missing from the transcript for at least one of the institutions I have stumbled across (All a bit annoying after I had effectively wasted 40 credits)."To PRINTSwitch to the Printer Friendly version and select Landscape not Portrait layout on your printer
Topic: List of districts and placeshttp://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=353037Optimising SearchesPaul's guide to optimising searcheshttp://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,353037.msg2310652.html#msg2310652Searching for separate households at the same addressYou need to search and download these separately. In previous censuses they were also recorded separately but the 1911 returns the actual houshold schedule and not just the enumerator's summary, so that's why they were presented differently!
Searching for NeighboursClicking on Neighbours costs credits. To save wasting credits, go into "My Account", you can tick a box "Warn me before each use of credits".
To view neighbours in a free searchAlter the "SN" number of the census reference +/- one and the results wil be the next schedule number
Searching with no last nameInsert a comma (or other punctuation mark) into the surname field - returns all records that match the other fields that you have filled in
Searching for Mac or Mc SurnameLeave a space after these and before the second part of the surname when searching e.g. Mac Millan
Search AddressCan't include a house number
Others in same householdSearch for census reference for the person you need. Copy the census ref and put your person's name into the "others in household" field. Search - results will be all the others in that household.
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,352985.msg2313022.html#msg2313022Completely lost?Try searching on "Do" or D = ditto in the surname field! Bear in mind that transcribers should record exactly what they see - sometimes the head of household filled the form in wrongly or with wrong spelling - be creative - try reversing surname/ first name for example. Sometimes even the best transcriber will make typos - try Geroge for George and Jospeh for Joseph. Include abbreviations - initials, or Jos. or Chas. for example
To see the name of an institutionClick on view for printing
Middle namesSometimes searching on a single name returns nothing, whereas adding a middle name produces the right person, so add the middle name if known and your initial search wasn't successful.
WildcardsNot included at launch the wildcard * is now available for personal names, but not places
Useful LinksOriginal discussion topichttp://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,352985.0/topicseen.htmlPromotional Code (10% off)http://www.1911census.org.uk/1911access.htm Topic: 1911 census - what do you get?http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,353052.0.htmlAccessing the 1911 censushttp://www.1911census.org.uk/1911access.htm