I would think that the numbers mean the following: PN = Piece Number RD = Registration District SD= Sub District ED= Enumerators District Not sure about SN. Sandra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eddie Thomas" <cavasta@webtribe.net> To: <eng-hampshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 11:57 AM Subject: [ENG-HANTS] O/T 1911 Census References > I've been downloading various images from the 1911 census and am a bit > mystified by some of the reference numbers. A typical reference number, as > provided in the title of the download, appears thus: > > RG14PN27625 RG78PN1579 RD507 SD3 ED23 SN197 > > I know RG14 refers to Registrar General and 14 follows on from previous > censuses (e.g., RG11, RG12, etc.) Does "PN27625" refer to page number? > > Then what about the next part of the sequence: RG78PN1579? I don't > understand this part at all. What does it refer to? > > The rest I can guess at: RD = Registration District; SD = Sub-Registration > District; ED = Enumeration District; and SN = Schedule Number. > > What about folio numbers, though? Weren't they used in the 1911 census? > Can > anyone shed any light on this? I, and presumably most others, am used to > seeing folio, page and schedule numbers. I know the schedule number is > shown > on the individual returns (top right-hand corner of the page); but where > are > the folio and page numbers? > > Thanks for any help > > Regards > > Ed > > > ............................................. > Want to contact the local community? > Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings > http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk > ............................................. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-HAMPSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _______________________________________ > No viruses found in this incoming message > Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.6.3 > http://www.iolo.com > _______________________________________ No viruses found in this outgoing message Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.6.3 http://www.iolo.com