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Subtitled 'The expert guide' - this is no idle boast considering the book's pedigree. Co-authors David Annal, key census expert at The National Archives for the last ten years and the renowned The Genealogist's Internet author, Peter Christian, are both strong contenders for the title of leading expert in the field. --Family History Monthly
The definitive guide to what the census is, what it was meant to do when it was created and its value to family historians. --Who do you think you are magazine
This is a fine book, handsomely produced with much of interest --Ancestors
Peter Christian and David Annal have written what appears to be the definitive guide to UK census records...Not only is this book a time saver, but Census: The Expert Guide is also a great reference book. This book will help you discover how to get the very best from online research, selecting the most useful websites and best quality images, as well as the experts' techniques for searching original records, on microfilm, CDs and DVDs. --Dick Eastman, Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
This is a fine book, handsomely produced with much of interest --Ancestors
The definitive guide to what the census is, what it was meant to do when it was created and its value to family historians. --Who do you think you are magazine
This is a fine book, handsomely produced with much of interest --Ancestors
Peter Christian and David Annal have written what appears to be the definitive guide to UK census records...Not only is this book a time saver, but Census: The Expert Guide is also a great reference book. This book will help you discover how to get the very best from online research, selecting the most useful websites and best quality images, as well as the experts' techniques for searching original records, on microfilm, CDs and DVDs. --Dick Eastman, Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
This is a fine book, handsomely produced with much of interest --Ancestors
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The National Archives' authoritative guide to its most popular set of records. The census has long been an important resource for family, local and social historians, yielding key information about our ancestors including their names, addresses, ages, family relationships and occupations. When the 1901 census went online in 2002 the demand from researchers was phenomenal, and the 1911 census planned for release from 2009 to 2012 - the first to feature our ancestors' own handwriting - is set to be still more popular. This one-stop guide covers everything you need to know about the 1841-1911 censuses in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, from the days of the enumerators knocking on everyone's doors to the modern privilege of internet access. Much of the book focuses on getting the best results from online research, given issues like competing websites and variable index and image quality. Other ways of accessing the census - from original records to microfilm, CDs and DVDs - are covered in full. Complete with illustrations, photographs, screenshots and case histories, Census is essential reference for anyone seeking to tap this unique resource, whether researching an individual or a locality.
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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
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I have been working on family history for 36 years and during that period I have purchased a number of books on the subject. Most of them have been disappointments, but this one is an exception. It is well written, timely and - so far as I can determine - accurate. Within the first half hour of opening it I had found some information about the 1841 census that cleared up a puzzle that had been frustrating me. The only complaint that I have is that this book will probably cause me to buy others, which won't be as useful as this one.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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A useful addition to my collection. Quite a lot of the book is spent covering specific individual family history websites. This means that unless you are using them those particular chapters are not going to be relevant to you. Comparisons between the sites are perhaps useful in helping you decide which to use but some of the data (eg prices) will probably quickly date.
The history of the census is one of the best aspects - bringing home how it was completed and the resultant limitations in the records now available to us.
The history of the census is one of the best aspects - bringing home how it was completed and the resultant limitations in the records now available to us.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This is an excellent book which gives a comprehensive guide to understanding the various census returns and gives excellent advice on interpreting the different levels of information that are given from the earliest to the latest available census returns. I would highly recommend it for both serious genealogists and those who just want to dip into the census to find their grandparents.
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A book in two halves, with three aspects?
This book has three aspects: chapters one to three contain very interesting and informative accounts of the history and carrying out of the censuses of 1841 to 1911. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mrs. M. Connolly
OUTSTANDING AND INFORMATIVE AID
I have been researching my family history and this book is full of so much advice, tips, and research information giving you research contact addresses, websites in fact... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mrs. G. C. Jenkins
Not quite as expert as I had expected
There are various reasons why people cannot be found in the censuses, sometimes because they were not enumerated, sometimes because they were incorrectly enumerated, and in other... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Field Marshall Haig
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I have been researching my own and other ancestries for fifteen years but have still learned much more than I expected from reading this publication. Read more
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