> > Bucks Genealogical Society meeting Sat April 12 at 3pm > > Have you ever cursed the census enumerator and wondered why on > > earth he couldn't get the name or details of your ancestor right, or > > enter it at all? It was not always his fault - half the blame > > probably belongs to those same ancestors (and that's before Ancestry > > made a mess of the indexing) > > Come and hear > > HOW THE CENSUS WAS TAKEN > > A talk by Eve McLaughlin, with the help(?) of the BGS Thespians as > > the enumerator and sundry inhabitants of the village, from the > > Squire to the deaf washerwoman, the village woman with a few things > > to hide and the farmer's wife with absolutely total recall, all of > > them wilfully or accidentally confusing him with their entries. > > > > Venue. Mandeville School, Ellen Rd, Aylesbury. From E & N, Follow > > signs to Stoke Mandeville Hospital, turn right into Churchill Ave, > > then left into Ellen Rd and you are there. From S, turn L into > > Churchill Ave. From West, turn R off A418 at second roundabout, > > into Ellen Rd and go all the way down it to school at end. Ample > > parking on site. Doors open 2pm for an hour's research before the > > entertainment. > > Information from [email protected] or 01844 291631. > > > > > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.17.4/1187 - Release Date: > 16/12/2007 11:36 >

On 11 Apr 2008 at 1:19, [email protected] wrote: > > > Bucks Genealogical Society meeting Sat April 12 at 3pm > > > Have you ever cursed the census enumerator and wondered why on > > > earth he couldn't get the name or details of your ancestor right, > > > or enter it at all? It was not always his fault - half the blame > > > probably belongs to those same ancestors (and that's before > > > Ancestry made a mess of the indexing) > > > Come and hear > > > HOW THE CENSUS WAS TAKEN > > > A talk by Eve McLaughlin, with the help(?) of the BGS Thespians as > > > the enumerator and sundry inhabitants of the village, from the > > > Squire to the deaf washerwoman, the village woman with a few > > > things to hide and the farmer's wife with absolutely total recall, > > > all of them wilfully or accidentally confusing him with their > > > entries. > > > > > > Venue. Mandeville School, Ellen Rd, Aylesbury. From E & N, Follow > > > signs to Stoke Mandeville Hospital, turn right into Churchill Ave, > > > then left into Ellen Rd and you are there. From S, turn L into > > > Churchill Ave. From West, turn R off A418 at second roundabout, > > > into Ellen Rd and go all the way down it to school at end. Ample > > > parking on site. Doors open 2pm for an hour's research before the > > > entertainment. > > > Information from [email protected] or 01844 291631. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.17.4/1187 - Release Date: > > 16/12/2007 11:36 > > > > > > > > The List Guidelines > > http://bedfordrootsweb.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.17.4/1187 - Release Date: > 16/12/2007 11:36 >