General Chat

TOR I have to agree that neighbours are important cos I know one of my lot had 3 sons who married 3 different neighbours and I will be able to get their families from that!! ;o) Still want it closed for 100 years tho out of respect! x

Just a thought but...... At the time the 1911 census was carried out, were people actually informed it would be closed for 100 years? Was that time put on all census or only on later ones? As we know from previous census entries, a lot of people had trouble with reading and writing so would everyone have read any info and if they didn't, would the person recording details from every house have repeated that rule to everyone. I can't say that I remember that information on any census and if I did read it, I can't remember! Like someone else said, I completed it because I had to so probbaly didn't read every word. One other thought, would 100 years have actually meant anything to anyone as at that point they could not have dreamt of the technology that would be around today for finding information. But like many others, I would love to get my hands on the information and as we never know what is around the corner for ourselves, I would rather it was sooner than later! Jacky :-)

Hi Jacky, Yes it does state that on the earlier census if you read from the start of the enumerators report in the census that all information contained will be held by the goverment and will not be accessed for 100 years,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and it also stated that on the latest one we all had in 2001. Kay,

I,m thinking of the census's I filled in with reasurance that it was held private for 100years, As frustrating as it is i feel we must uphold the privacy that was given when the original census's were filled in. I guess that some family secrets were disclosed cos family felt they had too but family secrest are still valid. some 'SECRETS' can still cause hurt Shirley

Thanks Kay. I suppose if I had been wary of putting a secret on the last census I may have looked at the wording a bit better! Well, hopefully by the time the next census is released I may have sorted out all the paperwork from the last one! Jacky :-)

Hi jacky, i dont suppose that during the next 20 years of census there will be no need to hold them for 100years as most now in--families are pretty much open,and information can be got through other sourses,,,,,,,,,,by telepohne ,GRO,and of course internet,,,,,,,,but back 100years ago there was really nothing apart from whats out there now,,,,,,,,,,,,,, But when it come to the release of 2001 one,,there wil not be the information released that was put on the forms,,infact they will in effect be nearly useless,,,,,,,,,,,but as said above ,they really wont be needed,,,,,,,,or unless of course someone wants to uncover a big fat lie,))))))

I think the 100 year closure should stay. I was all agog waiting for the 1901 but it didn't answer as many questions as I'd hoped. After 1911 maiden names appear on certs so it isn't as imperative as the others were. It would cost a lot of money to bring it online early and the money could be better spent elsewhere. It's only a hobby, even though it is addictive. Gwynne

Hi, I dont think it would cost so much more than the 1901 at just over 2.? million,but revenue I read just from that alone has topped in the region of 20ml.so has been cost effective,,,,,,,,,,,,,plus all the other revenue that got in other ways,,,,,,certs and the like,,but they do need this money to unearth other stuff and preseve it for *history*purposees,, But it does question,will the 2001.2011.or 2021, one be of use to future searchers?so maybe it wont matter if its kept for 100years,or even longer,but as most are filling in those vital years of 100 years ago or more,,,are some searchers going to be around when ,1911,1921 census ar released,,, But we have to abide by the rules......but it was mentioned there could be a consession of 2years for the 1911,,,,,,,so whether it was ever put to Gov ,remaims a mystery, it wondt be such a bad idea on this one,1911 as at a guess very few on it would be still be here,in a couple of years time,? kay,