> What a delightful dilemma! > Two census transcriptions....let's see, which shall we deem the > better? > How often do we have so many resources that we're able to debate which > is better? ;-) Although a primary use for many, I would also like to point out that the BGS 1861 CD is not just a tool for finding a specific person or family, however, a function for which we hope the accuracy of our transcript and the powerful search engine makes it extremely proficient (BTW the programme shows a list of all the surnames in the census and where the transcriber had a doubt over an entry there are notes to explain the doubt, with alternative possibilities - all of which should make tracking down a person easier) The data can be searched on any census field and the results of the search can be plotted to county and country maps in a number of different ways e.g. by census place, by birth place etc. thus showing the distribution and concentrations of names, distribution across the county of occupations etc. The program also shows age and sex distribution of search results etc. The CD contains a gazetteer of the county, allows distance calculations, and shows hundreds and civil registration districts and so on. I just thought it would be handy to point out some of the functionality of the CD as all the discussion to date has concentrated on pinpointing individuals. Regards Kevin Quick