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Kathlyn

Kathlyn Report 31 Jul 2005 18:16

I have my grand mother and grand fathers years of birth and the area in which they were born but I cannot get a hit on the 1901 census. I have used various slight changes in the areas concerned because over the years they have changed, but whatever combination I use I get nothing. Any suggestions on what to do would be appreciated. Kay

Judith

Judith Report 31 Jul 2005 18:19

When in doubt put in LESS information - try without a place and then see if you can spot someone on the list in roughly the right place, or widen the date of birth, or try with only first or last name in case the other name has been mistranscribed.

Twinkle

Twinkle Report 31 Jul 2005 18:20

Without names and ages it's difficult to give advice, but have you tried using just first name, age and birthplace? If you've been using the 'gender' or 'relationship to head' box, don't.

The Bag

The Bag Report 31 Jul 2005 18:58

Give us some names etc and we'll have a go, if you'd rather find them youself, thats fine, but we might be able to spot them, and give you some clues. Jess

Christine

Christine Report 31 Jul 2005 19:10

have you tried the 1901 on national archives site - that might give you some more areas to search on ancestry site