Genealogy Chat

in thinking that the census's (not too sure what the plural is!) on Ancestry are not complete? i'm sorry if this has been asked before but i'm kinda new to all of this. c x

Complete in what sense? not all years are availible yet

sorry - didn't make myself very clear! is the entire 1891 census available or have they still got to enter some? The reason i ask is i have a rellie on the 1871, then no sign of him in 1881 or 1891 and then back again in 1901. This happens for a few of my rellies Claire x

It may be spelling or misreading by transcriber, the only way I found my family on the 1881 was by going to the district list on Ancestry and searching the area, luckily for me it is a small town and I knew where they lived.

1881 and 1891 are both complete on Ancestry so your rellie probably will have been mistranscribed. Sam

Or depending on the age and gender of the rellie you can't find, the Boar War was taking place and lots of people's ancestors are missing from the census as they were overseas

Throw us the name you are looking for and anything else you know (birth place is a good one) and maybe someone else can find the for you, jess x

Thanks all - looks like i've got a big search on my hands then! Lou, Is there somewhere that i can find people who fought in the Boer war? Claire x

Claire If they were overseas they wont appear on the UK census records but if you google Boar War there's some pretty good sites about the people who served Lou

Thanks Lou

Jess NOooooo...you promised you wouldn't resort to being a domestic drudge! Claire, chuck her some names, will you, we can't have Jess doing the ironing (and my other possibility is cleaning the bathroom!) Lou

Hi Girls Don't mention the housework lol Ann

Don't do ironing- it's against my religious principals don't do bathrooms - You pee on my seat you clean it up yourself Oh.... and the hoover is on stike Jess

Last time I used a hoover it blew up!! Hubby does hoovering now - adopted male attitude make a mess of it and someone else will do it next time - good thing hubby cannot access this site?? Ann

Sorry Jess Have to do a bit of work everynow and again or the boss gets a bit annoyed! i'm looking now for ya c x

Name Henry Machin appears on 1901 aged 39 Married to Elizabeth Machin (figured out that her maiden name is Hulme), has various kids but the only one that will appear on 1891 is named Mary Machin (was 11 in 1901) Living in Biddulph Moor in 1901 and born in Biddulph. I can't find either Henry or Elizabeth on any other census. If you can find any other info i will be forever in your debt! c x

In 1891, look for him under Henry MADINE

He's there as MACHIN in 1881

Glen, you little star!!!!!!!! how the heck did you find that????? c x am i looking at the same 1881 as you where he's down as stepson?

There is me still tring to find the right ones in 1901 as apoint of reference! is this them? Alfred Machin 4 months Biddulph, Staffordshire, England Son Horton Staffordshire Arthur Machin 3 Biddulph, Staffordshire, England Son Horton Staffordshire Elizabeth Machin 40 Biddulph, Staffordshire, England Wife Horton Staffordshire Elizabeth Machin 6 Biddulph, Staffordshire, England Daughter Horton Staffordshire Henry Machin 39 Biddulph, Staffordshire, England Head Horton Staffordshire Mary H Machin 11 Biddulph, Staffordshire, England Daughter Horton Staffordshire Jessx