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Re: 1921 Census - Missing Households in Oldham
« Reply #9 on: Monday 22 April 24 21:41 BST (UK) »
Edith Whiteley is listed as the occupier in the Rate books as living at 16 Medlock Street Oldham in 1921 (month May)

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Re: 1921 Census - Missing Households in Oldham
« Reply #10 on: Monday 22 April 24 21:47 BST (UK) »
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Re: 1921 Census - Missing Households in Oldham
« Reply #11 on: Monday 22 April 24 22:20 BST (UK) »
Thanks CD!

So the mystery is why 16 & 19 Medlock Street aren’t in the online census…

You lot are FAB!

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Re: 1921 Census - Missing Households in Oldham
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 23 April 24 11:30 BST (UK) »
Utter fail here, I've tried every trick I usually use, nationwide, for each child's first name and approx year of birth and scanned down the results looking for possible mistranscriptions.
I've tried similar searches specifying another person in the household or the children's orphanhood status  and still nothing.
I've even tried the Scotland 1921 census.
Sadly the enumerators schedule books (which we are used to seeing in pre 1911 census where the original forms were not retained)  were destroyed in a fire.
and the original schedules can't be checked at the N.A. as they only give access to the FindMyPast database and we can't order and see the originals.

IF the form was missed when they were scanned, then your only hope is that when FindMyPast's contract for exclusivity expires another company may scan them and they 'may' turn up.


Sorry
Boo


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Re: 1921 Census - Missing Households in Oldham
« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 23 April 24 13:05 BST (UK) »
Thanks for the confirmation Boo.

Best regards
Martin

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Re: 1921 Census - Missing Households in Oldham
« Reply #14 on: Tuesday 23 April 24 13:14 BST (UK) »
Hi Martin

Like Boo I've also tried a number of 'tricks' and come up empty handed. I wondered if the street address had been badly mangled in transcription?

I would contact Findmypast and see if there are any known issues with certain areas. You can say that Edith is listed in the Rate books at this address in May 1921 so you know she's there.  I've also checked when the Oldham wakes week was in 1921 - it was the last Saturday in August therefore they should not have been on holiday. Sometimes the 'home' return is missing as the household is away but you should pick these people up elsewhere in England or Wales. 

A real mystery for certain.

CD

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Re: 1921 Census - Missing Households in Oldham
« Reply #15 on: Tuesday 23 April 24 16:40 BST (UK) »
Hi CD

A mystery indeed! Good to get the cross-reference against the Rates!

Cheers
Martin