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Where is the transcription effort for various census and other large record sets documented?
I am looking for a description of the process that was used to transcribe data in the various censuses (US, UK, etc.). I would like to know some basic statistics about the process:
When was it done ...
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Help needed reading an occupation and place name
In the 1891 Census of England and Wales for the household of James Jeans, Bermondsey, Southwark (RG12 piece 377 Folio 135 page 12), I can't read (1) the occupation of James Jeans and (2) the ...
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Can anyone decipher the name of this Royal Navy ship in Beruit in 1861?
Can anyone work out what the name of this ship is for me please it is from the 1861 census reference RG9/4441/232/30
Thanks for any suggestions
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Church Censuses a one off?
I have photocopies of clerical censuses from 1828 & 1838 from a parish in Herefordshire, England.
In fact the details given offer more information than state censuses. Have researchers found ...
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How likely is it that the England & Wales Census would be wrong about an age by ten years?
Or is it just a gap in the records?
My 3xgreat-grandmother, Sarah Rule, is shown in the 1851, 1871 and 1881 Censuses for England and Wales with ages that would indicate a date of birth around ...
