Census ?

[alan w jones]

Hello , Is there a way of looking at any Jones family living in Chorlton On Medlock and maybe Hulme on censuses ?  Ideally I would just like to see who was living in that area , it may lead to something
Regards
Alan

[Ruskie]

Do you have a subscription to one of the sites such as Ancestry or FindMyPast? As Jones is such a common name there may be numerous families of that name in those areas in the censuses. You can just search using surname and place of birth and/or place where they were living.

Is there any specific census you are interested in?

[alan w jones]

I do have Ancestry and some credits on FindMyPast . If I can do a general search that would be good , maybe 1891 , 1901 and 1911 . Wished it was 1921 too , cant wait . thank you .
Regards
Alan

[KGarrad]

1891 census has 1141 Jones in Chorlton Upon Medlock!
1901 has 775
1911 has 645.

[alan w jones]

Thank you , plenty to go at then .
Regards
Alan

[alan w jones]

Maybe I am doing something wrong ? I typed in Jones and in " location  " box typed in Chorlton Upon Medlock . I got 595, 000 odd random Jones !
Regards
Alan
ps . on Ancestry 1911

[KGarrad]

Did you specify exact matches only?

Although I no longer have a subscription, I tend to use FindMyPast for this kind of data search!
The indexes are free - you only have to pay to look at the records or transcripts!

[Ruskie]

Maybe I am doing something wrong ? I typed in Jones and in " location  " box typed in Chorlton Upon Medlock . I got 595, 000 odd random Jones !
Regards
Alan
ps . on Ancestry 1911

As KGarrad says, you need to tick the 'exact matches' box on Ancestry. You can reduce the number of results by filling in both place of birth and place of residence if/where known.

The trouble with searching by place of birth or place of residence is that these can vary through the censuses.