Genealogy Chat

I was unable to find anyone from the village where my grandparents lived and phoned the Census helpline. Was told that several pages were missing so the village was not on it. I believe it is obtainable from the local Record Office but haven't tried that yet.

Well if anyone finds a family of FRY on there Travels through the 1901 census i am looking for a Leonard John born 1899 in Portsea Island. Father Walter George mother Margaret Anne Maria Fry formaly Hillsdon. Have tried all manner of varients, including places of Birth i.e. Portsea, Portsmouth, Southsea (all same area) the whole family seems to have dissappeared !!!!!. Any help my husband would be eternally grateful....lol

Don't give up any of you just try all the variations of names, towns, counties you can think of. The 1901 was transcribed in Asia and think about it- we can hardly read the enumerators handwriting so how the hell are they if they don't even speak the language. Janet xxx

hello just thought id add this - isnt there something called `strays` not sure exactly what this means but i too cant find my gg grandmother or grandfather in the 1901 teresa

JAYNE,have emailed you as think I've found a Leonard FRY for you KIM

Thanks Kim have emailed you back...not our Leonard unfortunately....but we will keep trying. Something tells me they don't want to be found coz we can't find the family on the 1891 census either!!!!!

I can quite understand that spelling mistakes can be made during the transcribing,,I searched for ages to find Gratrix and eventually found them under Gratria, But what about deliberatly changed info? My sister , while reasearching her husband's side discovered the occupation of one relative was given as a 'peeping tom'. Of course she checked the orignal entry and the occuption was quite different and respectable. It caused a few laughs but this sort of thing could send many of us up the wrong path,,,if you see what i mean..