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Gloria
 Post subject: 1841 census
PostPosted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:51 pm 
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I turned the tv on last night halfway through a news report about the 1841 census. It was the BBC north west news, and a guy from Ancestry UK was showing a way to read damaged censuses by shining different types of light from different angles. Did anyone else see this? I know some of the 1841 from the Manchester/Stockport area were water damaged----I so do hope it is those.

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 Post subject: Re: 1841 census
PostPosted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:58 pm 
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Oooh, I missed that.


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 Post subject: Re: 1841 census
PostPosted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:11 pm 
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Found it here; click on 'Remains of Census restored'.

http://bbc.co.uk/northwesttonight/lates ... ndex.shtml

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 Post subject: Re: 1841 census
PostPosted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:16 pm 
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Ha ha I missed enough to get the date wrong, it is the 1851. Interesting clip though.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:57 pm 
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I didn't realise the 1851 was that bad. I thought it was just the 1841.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 6:27 pm 
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I'm delighted. The areas affected are those where my family lived, so quite a few of them disappear after 1841. I.ve seen images of some of the water-dmaged ones, but never realised there were some as bad as that photo.

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 Post subject: Re: 1841 census
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The 1851 damaged ones from Manchester area were the subject of a major effort using modern technology by the Manchester and Lancashire FHS a few years back. They published them on fiche : I found some of my ancestors I never expected to see again !

Their website should have details.

I have the portion for Prestwich (including Gt and Lt Heaton where my family lived)and Blackley, and can do look-uips, just ask.

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