Genealogy Chat

Laura. Where can I find the man who stank? Definitely sounds like the sort of thing that kids would relish!

Malcolm. I've found village school, station, pubs, church etc...but this village developed rapidly in 1950's, so most of the kids live in streets that were one big pig farm in 1901. Otherwise that would be a lovely idea.

Paul. Will suggest this to the teacher, but depends on how many skeletons she has in her closet!

Hi Natalie. Maybe the village school is on the 1901 Census or the houses where the children live. Malcolm.

Thanks to everyone for lots of excellent ideas. Snowdrops - I've pm'd you, so thanks very much. Merry M&Ms - the blank forms idea is brilliant. They can do their own mini Census of the class! Great stuff! How do I find these on Ancestry UK, though? WOW! At this rate I will end up running the school history club! Thanks everyone!

Sorry Laura - it was me that caused the stink. Wouldn't the teacher like to show the children his/her own family on the census? That would give the personal touch and give the children a real link with the past.

Yes, I'm really pleased too, Laura, as I think it's a wonderful way to learn. I've offered to go in and do Census look-ups on the computer at school.....perhaps choosing children's names and seeing what someone of same name, age group was doing in Victorian times. Bit terrified, though, of them getting bored if we don't find some 'instant hits' or something exciting enough to catch their interest.

Give them all a blank census sheet to fill in (you can download blank ones from Ancestry) tell them a lot of census info was given by children (that's true).....do THEY know where their family were born etc? Tell them about some of the horrible jobs people listed on the census - 10 year olds love the Yuck factor!! Still thinking....................... Merry

Hi Natalie There was a thread on here a while ago about Queen Victoria on the census with all her household in Whippingham at Osbourne Palace. I can't remember what year the census was in but if you can't find it on the search facility on this board if you pm me I saved all the images (sent them to my daughter's school) and I will gladly forward them to you Snowdrops

What about a page for Buckingham Palace? Can't get more Victorian than that LOL

A teacher friend has asked me if I can give her some stuff to show her class about the Census. I think they are doing a project on Victorians. I have printed off Census for the village the school is in, but it's not hugely exciting. Wondered if anyone could think of any other pages I could print for them which had some interesting occupations or information. Also, apparently the kids (age 10 in Primary) want to know more about how the enumerators actually did the Census. I've googled, but nothing I've found is very inspiring to kids. I wondered if anyone on here has any ideas, as I would love help her encourage a future generation of genealogists! Many thanks in advance! Natalie

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