Why can I find a record of my grand grandmothers b

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Member Since: January 2006 Posts: 3 Send Message	Charlotte	Report	3 Jan 2008 11:46
Member Since: January 2006 Posts: 3 Send Message	Hi New at this but I was hoping someone here could help answer why can I find a record of my grand grandmothers birth but she is not in the 1901 Census? - born in 1893 so would have been 8. Any help would be appriciated Thanks
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 9,259 Send Message	Porkie_Pie	Report	3 Jan 2008 11:48
	If you post some details i will have a look Roy updated, Where have you looked?
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 4,475 Send Message	Janice	Report	3 Jan 2008 12:26
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 4,475 Send Message	Couldn't find mine for a while as her name had been mistranscribed. Try being less specific in your search or creative in your spelling!!
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 4,475 Send Message	Janice	Report	3 Jan 2008 13:13
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 4,475 Send Message	SH Rat - it says "can" not "can't".
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7,819 Send Message	InspectorGreenPen	Report	3 Jan 2008 14:07
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7,819 Send Message	The Ancestry 1901 census index has a lot of transcription errors, which is the most likely reason. Try the 1901 Online search http://www.1901censusonline.com/census.asp or even the search on GR as these use completely different index trancriptions to Ancestry and are much more accurate.