Genealogy Chat

Well, worth a go if you are desperate I suppose. And good at making up the right reason!

Valerie put a posting up saying the same thing, but I googled and found this: England and Welsh Census Information for 1911. The 1911 Census records for England and Wales are subject to the Public Records Act 1958 (Instrument No 12 dated 1966), which specifies a closure period of 100 years. The records will be opened to the public in 2012. It was possible, following concessions announced in 1972 and 1989, for limited information to be released from the 1901 census to direct descendants and next of kin for family history purposes before the records were opened to public search. However, the concessions specifically referred to censuses prior to and including the 1901 Census and therefore did not apply to the 1911 Census. There are no plans for a similar concession relating to the 1911 Census. A concession announced in 1993 relating to the 1911 Census is conditional upon the applicant requiring the information solely in order to establish a legal entitlement and would only be considered where the information could not be obtained from any other source. Ian White Census Legislation The office For National Statistics See http://web*ukonline*co..uk/sheila*jones/census4*htm replace * with . nell

> have a good reason (???) There is another thread on this here which has the official GRO position on 'good reasons'. Its basically a 'last resort' if you need to establish a legal position for specific evidentiary purposes, not for genealogy purposes. Expect to be put through many hoops and to pay well for any access granted! Cheers, Bill Sydney, Australia

In my copy of Family Tree this month is a bit of info which may be of interest to some people. Apparently if you are a direct relative and/or have a good reason (???) you can write to the National Archives requesting info from the 1911. They can then decide whether to give you this or not.