Is it true some 1861 census records have been lost?
I have tried the 1851 &1861 census to find George William & Martha Day who married in Wiltshire in 1843 but lived in the London area. Martha is a widow in the 1881 census. I find it hard to believe it would be a spelling error on the part on the Census collector. How can you misspell Day? Any suggestions would be appreciated
2007-12-05 20:38:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
I am pretty certain that if you go to www.ancestry.co.uk and look at the census for 1861 it actually tells you which parts are missing
Genealogy The first census held in the UK was 1801, it has never been made available to the public because it was of such poor quality. The next census to be made available to the public is the 1911 one, which will be available from 02/01/2012. Have a look at the list posted below it gives exact dates.
1801 10th March Little use for Genealogy
1811 27th May Little use for Genealogy
1821 28th May Little use for Genealogy
1831 30th May Little use for Genealogy
1939 29th Sept For issue of ID cards - except service personnel.
1841 6th June Available
1851 30th March Available
1861 7th April Available
1871 2nd April Available
1881 3rd April Available
1891 5th April Available
1901 31st March Available
1911 2nd April Not yet released
1921 19th June Not yet released
1931 26th April Destroyed by fire in WWII
1941 -- No census due to WWII
1951 8th April Not yet released
1961 23rd April Not yet released
1971 25th April Not yet released
1981 5th April Not yet released
1991 21st April Not yet released
2001 29th April Not yet released
Hope this helps.
2007-12-09 15:54:40 · answer #1 · answered by itsjustme 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this the right Martha and George???
www.ancestry.co.uk
1861 England Census
Name: Martha Day
Age: 43
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1818
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: George
Gender: Female
Where born: Wanborough, Wiltshire, England
Civil Parish: Wanborough
County/Island: Wiltshire
Country: England
Registration district: Highworth
Sub-registration district: Swindon
ED, institution, or vessel: 2f
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 15
Household Members: Name --Age
Alfred Day --17
Edward Day --14
Eliza Day-- 4
Elizabeth Day --11
George Day-- 41
Martha Day-- 43
2007-12-06 14:39:21 · answer #2 · answered by jan51601 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't have to be misspelled, just written badly. Then the transcribers read it wrong. I'll see if I can find this for you, but I need a bit more information. Do you know birthdates/places for either of them? Children's names?
2007-12-06 10:00:32 · answer #3 · answered by Hex the Fundies (JPAA) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋