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    Smile FreeCen Project Update December 14th 2018

    Hi
    The latest database update took place on 14th December 2018
    We are always looking for volunteers to help us improve on these figures, if you have some spare
    time and are interested please contact me by message here
    There are new records for the following counties,
    1841, None This Month
    1851, None This Month
    1861, AGY, BDF, DBY,Shipping, LAN
    1871, CHS, DUR, ERY, NTT, WRY
    1881, None This Month
    1891, BRK, CAM, SFK,
    There are now 36,087,100 individual records on line, they break down into the census years as shown below. If you wish to see what is available
    for the different counties please go to
    www.freecen.org.uk/statistics.html

    Census Year
    1841 5,329,753
    1851 3,952,806
    1861 11,367,136
    1871 6,655,027
    1881 375,198
    1891 8,407,100

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    Thank you Bev.
    Are they going to allow your team to work on the 1901 soon?

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    Hi Lesley
    Many thanks for your response to my message. I have been asking about 1901 for a while but apparently there are no immediate plans to do 1901 as there is so much outstanding from 19th century census. I will ask again as i think it would be very useful to researchers but access to source material may be a problem.
    Thanks for your interest Bev

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    Quote Originally Posted by BevHowlett View Post
    Hi
    The latest database update took place on 14th December 2018
    We are always looking for volunteers to help us improve on these figures, if you have some spare
    time and are interested please contact Bev by message here
    I answered Bev's request a couple of years ago (I think) with some trepidation. But I wanted to "give something back" for all the help that I have received during my years spent in research. So I I would give it a go.

    But not only is the transcribing process challenging it is both satisfying and educational.

    I am glad I took the plunge.

    After the first couple of weeks when I would spend hours trying to get a batch completed in the shortest possible time I have disciplined myself to a short session each day.

    There are no time pressures to complete the transcription so it is not a problem if you are unable to find time for a couple of days.
    So I encourage people to think seriously about assisting with the project.
    David

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    Hi David
    many thanks for your response to my email. Your help with the FreeCen project is much appreciated. I am glad you have found the experience satisfying. I know even after all these years I still find the work fascinating giving a small glimpse into village,town life in the 19th century, with the bonus of finding out how your ancestors fitted into it.
    The more volunteers we have working the quicker the information will become availabls so please contact me by message her for more information
    Bev

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