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No.21

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November 2009
Hello again,
Take a second look at the title above and you'll get a clue as to this month's big news - work has started on the 1871 Census! We've still got a fair bit to do for the 1861 as you can see from the "Numbers" panel, but we're gradually asking people as they complete an 1861 piece to have a go at one from 1871. 
Unfortunately there were no new pieces on-line this time. A huge and complicated Hastings piece took us so long to validate that we missed the deadline; however there will be at least three new pieces up there by the end of November.
A warm welcome to Philip and Julie who are both pioneering the '71, and a welcome back to Karen who's been "away" looking after other members of her family.
A cautionary tale from Michael; when his computer crashed he lost his FreeCEN work and his back-up.  Luckily he'd sent us a copy of his work to check a week or two before so at least some of it was safe. We're now suggesting, as some other teams do, that you  each send us your results at the end of every ED rather than wait 'til the whole piece is complete.
Keep up the good work!
Simon and Chris

The Numbers

                Active team members                        25(22)
1861 Census
Pieces in the Census                          73
Pieces that have survived                  72
Pieces on Line at FreeCEN.org.uk      51 (51)
Percentage of population on line        74 (74)
Pieces being transcribed                   12 (14)
Pieces being checked                          2 (4)
Pieces being validated                        0 (0)
Pieces waiting to be checked               0 (0)
(numbers in brackets show the situation last time we wrote)

1871 Census
                 Pieces in the Census                       101
                 Pieces being transcribed                   7
                 Pieces waiting to be checked              1
Team

Who are the other people working with you to put the 1861
 on the web for free?

The Brits...
Eng In England
Brian
Heather, Audrey, Simon and Chris, John, and June, all  in Sussex, Graham in Berkshire, Barry in Milton Keynes, Paul in Oxfordshire, Trevor* in Wiltshire, Janet in Hampshire, Peter in Surrey*, Michael in Gloucestershire, Phil in Somerset and Keith in Kent.
scot In Scotland
Janet in Caithness
In Australia
Trish*and Julie, both in WA
Solomon In the Solomon Islands
Steve
In the USA                 
Karen in California,  Donna in Michigan
In Canada
Jennifer, Dave, Tom, all in BC, John in Ontario, Elizabeth in Nova Scotia
NZ flag In New Zealand
Alison in Queenstown
spain In Spain
Lynda*
sweden In Sweden
Lynne                                             *Currently inactive
All you ever wanted to know about...
Addresses

Several queries this month have been about entering addresses, so here's a reminder of some of the points to remember:

  • Column F is for the house number (if there is one), G is for the rest of the address. Numbers such as "32 1/2" or "45&46" use both columns
    32
    32 and a half High St
    45
    45&46 London Road
  • Sometimes an enumerator will put the street name at the top of the page and not bother to repeat it.  If there are ditto marks or house numbers by the other schedules on the page, or if the same street name is at the top of the next page too, then it's probably safe to enter the street name at every schedule. If you're unsure then use the default hyphen instead.
  • A double slash // means the enumerator is moving on to a new house.  A single slash / means it's a new family in the same building, so the same address can be entered  even though the enumerator probably won't put it.
  • Lodgers are usually included with the rest of the family under the one schedule number.  Sometimes the enumerator will give the lodger a schedule number of his own, so of course that needs to be entered.  If the lodger has been entered as "head" with his own family there, then he will need a schedule number of his own even if the enumerator hasn't given one.  Use zero if necessary.

Sussex - Home of the Rich and Famous

Hamily
From left to right: Robert, Alice, Edith,  Frederick, Fanny.
This entry from piece 561 (Hastings) tells us who they are and why there's a photo from 1863...

1861 Census : White Rock Villa, St. Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings

Name

 

Age

 Condition

Rank, Profession or Occupation

Where Born

Viscountess Jocelyn, Fanny  Head 41

 Widow

Photographer

London

Alice Jocelyn  Daughter 17 Unmarried  

Hampshire

Edith Jocelyn Daughter 16 Unmarried   London
Lord Jocelyn, Robert Son 14 Unmarried   London
Frederick Jocelyn Son 9 Unmarried   London

(Information from www.photohistory-sussex.co.uk)

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