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Karen

Karen Report 9 Jul 2017 18:36

Well, thanks for your quick responses!!

I'm searching for my Great, Granddad who name is/was quite uncommon - Horace R Vardi - Year of birth - 1886 until his death in 1965.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 9 Jul 2017 15:35

Websites vary, too.

The 1911 census record for a family in my tree was transcribed on FMP, but not on Ancestry.

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 9 Jul 2017 15:29

I found years ago that my maternal grandfather didn't show on the 1901 census .he wasnt on ancestry or FMP records

A cousin of mine who had access to the michrofiche knew where they lived around 1899 from a birth cert and spent ages going though films and finally found him and his family .no problem at all with the spellings correct and good writing

Others on the same page had been transcribed ok

:-(

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 9 Jul 2017 14:57

Welcome to the boards, Karen.

Could be one of any number of reasons, including mistranscription of the surname, or unexpected spelling, which would mean you might not find them even if the records were there.

Would you like to give us some names, dates and places, and we'll have a look?

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

Karen

Karen Report 9 Jul 2017 14:45

Good day, I'm a bit of a novice at all this, but I wondered why somebody/family might not be showing on any census prior to 1911?
I've only been able to find my Great Granddad on the 1911 census, but nothing previous to this.
Would you have any idea why an individual/family might not show?

Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

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