I've used the new FreeCen search facility over the last couple of days from Cardiff without any problems. It's excellent and very easy to use, though the data on line at present is mostly just the 1841 and 1891 censuses covering parishes in Devon and Cornwall, though there are a few others. Fortunately it turned out that it was the 1891 census for the Plymouth area that I wanted, and found three families on my mother's side within minutes, which would have taken many hours of searching manually as I didn't know the parish (in fact I had assumed they would be in Cornwall, not Devon, so would have gone to the wrong County Record Office). Once more is on-line, this will be a very useful facility. Richard Teagle Email: [email protected] - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Siebert" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: 08 July 2003 5:45 AM Subject: [HWK] FreeCens > Evening All, > > > > You may have seen previous publicity concerning the FreeCEN project - the > Internet-based 'free-to-view' project that will enable researchers to view > details of UK Censuses between the years 1841 and 1891, especially the > ability to search by surname across census years and counties. I am sure > that you will agree that to have this facility is an important step. In > particular, it will considerably help researchers that cannot visit the > U.K., or even those in the U.K. who find difficulty in travelling. > > > > Great progress has been made already, and some pieces are on-line. Check out > http://freecen.rootsweb.com/ > > > > However, to put all those details on line does require a lot more effort. > Even if you can only afford a few hours per week, please seriously consider > offering your help as transcriber. Free software, procedures and all kinds > of help are available. > > > > As county co-ordinator for Bristol and Sth GLS I am always looking for > volunteers to help with this county's transcription. Please come forward and > volunteer your help on this important project, I look forward to hearing > from you. > > > > Regards, > > Bernadette > FreeCens Coordinator for Bristol & South GLS > > > ==== ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY Mailing List ==== > 2002 Get Together........This years will be on Saturday the 5th of October and will include The Pond Dipper's 40th birthday celebrations > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY Mailing List ==== Don't forget to bookmark http://www.HawkesburyFamilyHistory.co.uk and visit regulary. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237