Hi list One possibly for Mike or Graham. When I traced my family back through the 1841 -1871 censuses in 1980 it was a case of scrolling through reels of microfilm at what was then the Local Studies Library in, I seem to recall, temporary accommodation in St Mary's Church Hall. My people lived in the country, so no street names and numbers. The area is identified on a sheet at the beginning of a section which reads, for example, "All that part of the Township of Whixall in the Parish of Prees which lies west of the road leading from Cotton Turnpike Gate to Ellesmere including 11 houses on the N.E. side of the said road between Cotton Gate and Bostocks Hall which 11 houses are up to the road side". I noted a few of these, but by no means all - in most cases only the name of the township. At some time in the future I would like to see where, or whereabouts, my ancestors actually lived. Does anyone know a) if these "lead" pages can be accessed through Ancestry b) if so, how c) if it is then possible to identify which pages each refers to and as a last resort d) if and where the rolls of microfilm are still available? Thanks John

Hello John I have tried in the past to access the Enumerators description of his route on Ancestry but like you I was unable to do so. I even tried using the Previous Page arrow at the top of each page but that only allows you to go backwards to the first page of people not to the description of the route. On the 1901 Census web site you can see the Enumerators route pages free of charge by doing a Place name search then selecting 'Description of Enumeration District' from the drop down list on the right hand side of the page. I don't know what the position is with other web sites which offer the census online. Perhaps someone who has used one of the others can let us all know if the Enumerators route pages can be downloaded. As far as the rolls of microfilm are concerned, fortunately they were replaced by microfiche at Shrewsbury when the new archives building opened some years ago. Whether you look at the microfiche at Shropshire Archives or the Family Record Centre in London you might like to take your digital camera with you, if you have one, then you may be able to get some reasonable images depending on the microfiche viewer you get on the day. Mike ______________________________________________________ Yahoo wrote: > Hi list > > One possibly for Mike or Graham. > > When I traced my family back through the 1841 -1871 censuses in 1980 it was > a case of scrolling through reels of microfilm at what was then the Local > Studies Library in, I seem to recall, temporary accommodation in St Mary's > Church Hall. My people lived in the country, so no street names and numbers. > The area is identified on a sheet at the beginning of a section which reads, > for example, "All that part of the Township of Whixall in the Parish of > Prees which lies west of the road leading from Cotton Turnpike Gate to > Ellesmere including 11 houses on the N.E. side of the said road between > Cotton Gate and Bostocks Hall which 11 houses are up to the road side". I > noted a few of these, but by no means all - in most cases only the name of > the township. > > At some time in the future I would like to see where, or whereabouts, my > ancestors actually lived. > > Does anyone know > a) if these "lead" pages can be accessed through Ancestry > b) if so, how > c) if it is then possible to identify which pages each refers to > > and as a last resort > d) if and where the rolls of microfilm are still available? > > Thanks > > John > > > > > ==== ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS Mailing List ==== > The 'SUBJECT' line is the first thing others will see - use it wisely. PLEASE do not just click on 'reply' - Change the subject line to describe more accurately the subject of *your* message. > This is particularly important when replying to a 'Digest' > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > > >