Free searches of the 1911 Census @ Ancestry.com

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  minxeater9 months, 1 week ago #1Show comment toolsReply

  nice one. Cheers
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  Taksim_Red9 months, 6 days ago #2Show comment toolsReply

  My mum is already a member of Ancestry. Would this be included in her subs or is this normally extra?
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  muddyfunsta9 months, 6 days ago2 Likes #3Show comment toolsReply

  Isn't it ironic that we spend most of our lives trying to avoid the inlaws!
  
  Once they are deceased we try to find them!
  
  BTW Nice find Percy
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  chesskitty9 months, 6 days ago #4Show comment toolsReply

  How does this help unless you already know someone from 1911 that you were related to, in which case you don't need to find who they are, because you already know...
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  PercyBowler9 months, 5 days ago1 Like #5Show comment toolsReply

  chesskitty

  How does this help unless you already know someone from 1911 that you were related to, in which case you don't need to find who they are, because you already know...

  
  
  You might want to see who lived with them, what their occupation was, where they were living, what their handwriting looked like, etc.
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  brogna9 months, 5 days ago #6Show comment toolsReply

  Does someone know if there is the same free search deal available on the Italian version of ancestry.it? I would really appreciate any help
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  OperateOnMe9 months, 5 days ago #7Show comment toolsReply

  is this information not free anyway???
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  pr2thej9 months, 5 days ago #8Show comment toolsReply

  I used to work in an Archive, here's the lowdown:
  
  Census records are released after 100 years, this is the latest to be released. technically it is free, but its hard to access and search through. Once released by the government, it has to be digitised by private companies. A site called Find My Past did this first, about a year ago and have been charging a fortune for it.
  However now Ancestry have caught up and offer a fully searchable 1911 Census as well (ie every word has been transcribed onto a database...big job!!)
  Libraries in my area (Birmingham) have a subscription to Ancestry, some other constituencies go for Find My Past. Either way you will probably find that this is free at your local library anyway.
  As to why its useful....its main purpose is to trace back from who you do know. For example who they lived with, where and what they did. Its incredibly useful to family historians.
  
  The free search should be available on every version of Ancestry, They dont operate like some regional websites ie Google. Im not 100% but id be surprised if this wasnt the case.
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  Plutonian789 months, 4 days ago #9Show comment toolsReply

  How do you search if you don't know their names, only last name, and can they find relatives with just your parents to start with?
  
  having difficulties in finding my relatives, I was born in Portugal, my mum Italian, and my dad american
  
  Please help
  
  thanks
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  nmjams9 months, 2 days ago #10Show comment toolsReply

  great find
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  ukmonkey9 months, 13 hours ago #11Show comment toolsReply

  Still free it seems just found my great grandad amazing now I'm hooked and want to find out more but its not cheap to subscribe.

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