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Post by allan1962 on Feb 21, 2017 16:30:46 GMT -5
I've searched Family Search, Ancestry & findmypast for the 1861 census for William Thomas born 1832, his wife Jane, & sons Henry, William, & Thomas H without success. I found this transcript on www.freecen.org.uk/cgi/search.pl1861 Census Piece: RG9/1597 Place: Penzance -Cornwall Enumeration District: 8 Civil Parish: St. Just In Penwith Ecclesiastical Parish: Pendeen Folio: 32 Page: 16 Schedule: 81 Address: Mount Carmel Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks THOMAS William Head M M 29 Tin & Copper Miner Cornwall - St Just THOMAS Jane Wife M F 31 Cornwall - St Just THOMAS Henry Son - M 6 Scholar Cornwall - St Just THOMAS William Son - M 4 Scholar Cornwall - St Just THOMAS Thomas H Son - M 2 Cornwall - St Just I also found a transcript on freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kayhin/61597.htmlI understand that nationally some 1861 census pages are missing. Perhaps this is one of them & that is why Family Search, Ancestry, & findmypast return nothing at all, not even the transcript.
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Post by allan1962 on Feb 21, 2017 16:36:11 GMT -5
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Post by zibetha on Feb 21, 2017 17:06:13 GMT -5
Hi, Allan,
I tried searching the card catalog on Ancestry for you, and for the 1861 Census, the only Penzance options available are Districts 18, 20, and 23. That is probably why you can't find what you seek.
I did also find District 11 for St Just "out there" in their database.
Zib
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Post by allan1962 on Feb 21, 2017 18:11:21 GMT -5
Hi, Allan, I tried searching the card catalog on Ancestry for you, and for the 1861 Census, the only Penzance options available are Districts 18, 20, and 23. That is probably why you can't find what you seek. I did also find District 11 for St Just "out there" in their database. Zib Thank you Zib, Allan.
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Post by Cornish Terrier on Feb 21, 2017 22:39:02 GMT -5
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Post by allan1962 on Feb 24, 2017 16:15:32 GMT -5
Once again, thank you so much Cornish Terrier. I have now added the Cornwall Online Census Project to the sources to search for my Cornish ancestors. Allan.
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Post by Cornish Terrier on Feb 24, 2017 23:36:34 GMT -5
There are certainly 'some' pages/images missing from the Ancestry collection and I think also some complete folios but for the most part the reason things cannot be found is simply due to transcription error. Transcriptions are available from Findmypast, FamilySearch and Ancestry but in my experience transcriptions of 'anything' from these sources are also prone with errors. The Cornwall Online Census Project is not completely immune to error but it is by far the most complete and most accurate due to the care and diligence that went into the project. 1841 to 1891 are apparently completed with only a small part of 1901 for which, along with 1911, other sources will be required. The COCP transcript went through cross-checking and there are indications where details were uncertain or unreadable - italicized entries and coloured entries for example are examples of this. If I have any trouble locating entries I generally try numerous different options such as wildcards or even reducing search terms to the bare minimum. This can sometimes mean searching only on 'birthplace' or 'abode' and 'age' but when all else fails I turn immediately to the COCP. Once I find what I am looking for I use other information on the page to locate the entry in the Ancestry images. CT
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