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Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 241 Send Message	Giles	Report	8 Aug 2005 12:32
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 241 Send Message	Is it possible to download the actual scanned 1881 Census images at the FamilySearch website? If so, how?
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	8 Aug 2005 12:40
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	No, it isn't. But if you find your family and get the reference number - RG and folio, page etc and put a nice notice on the REcords office board, someone with a sub to Ancestry might be able to send you the image. nell
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	8 Aug 2005 13:32
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	1881 is free on family search, but you only have access to the transcribed pages, NOT the original images. nell
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 2 483 Send Message	Lynne	Report	8 Aug 2005 13:42
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 2 483 Send Message	Jim I just tried Ancestry 1881 and when I clicked on the icon for the image it took me to a page to subscribe. So it looks like you can search but not view the image for free. Pity, I could have done with seeing the particular image. Lynne