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1901 decoder pls

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Jen

Jen Report 25 Sep 2003 14:33

be careful it doesnt always work it worked for one of my grand fathers and not the other when i used it the once it told me no one was living with him when i finally paid it showed three children up that i didnt pick up on the decoder .most of the time though it is pretty good

Unknown

Unknown Report 25 Sep 2003 14:11

Hi Maxine, thnakyou so much for your help. I will have a look at it. I have spent a small fortune and time looking on the 1901 web site. Thanks again, Jo.

Maxine

Maxine Report 25 Sep 2003 13:51

Hi Jo If you do a google search on "1901 census decoder" you will get their web site. You can download the decoder free, and it is an excellent tool for pulling together search data from the 1901 website. For it to work you must view the 1901 census through their browser, not direct through the 1901 website if that makes sense. The decoder assigns page and person IDs to each person in the search, so for eg if you search on Worthington in Staff*, you can then sort by person and page IDs to get household members grouped together. If you get gaps in the person ID ranges, it will indicate that someone of a different surname was also living there, and you would need to pay and view the record to find out who, plus you won't get the address without paying either. It can save you a lot of time and cash, in sorting the wheat from the chaff, so to speak! I personnally find it invaluable. Have a go at it, if you get stuck, please feel free to email me and I'll help if I can. Regards Maxine

Unknown

Unknown Report 25 Sep 2003 13:34

Sorry to be rude and butting into a question but could you tell me what a 1901 decoder is and where you can get it? Thanks Jo.

Zoe

Zoe Report 25 Sep 2003 11:14

Helen, Thank you thank you thank you That's cleared up the confusing birth certificate and marriage certificate I got from the ONS yesterday. Zoe

Helen

Helen Report 25 Sep 2003 11:04

Frederick 37 Commercial Clerk Florence 35 born St Martins Wilfred 15 b St Pancras, commercial clerk Florence 14 b St Pancras Sydney 12 Deptford george 11 Greenwich Arthur 9 Greenwich Dorothy 7 Belvedere Olive 4 Belvedere All living in East Ham

Zoe

Zoe Report 25 Sep 2003 10:47

If anyone has time could you possibly look up the following person to see who they're living with: Fredk Fenton 37 B: London Islington Commercial Clerk I'm hoping that he has a daughter called Olive with him. many thanks Zoe (and her decoder unfriendly Mac)