Dear List This is the full and accurate situation on the Southampton 1861 census index. At present if you want to consult it, you can Drop in at the local studies section of Southampton Central Library. There are no formalities at all. Contact them by email. Ask someone on the list if they can do it for you. Cheers, Dave Jacobs ============== >From: "Local Studies" <local.studies@southampton.gov.uk> >To: <dave@jacobs.net> >Subject: Re: Index for 1861 Census >Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 12:01:00 -0000 >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 >X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: dave@jacobs.net >X-Return-Path: Local.Studies@southampton.gov.uk >Reply-To: local.studies@southampton.gov.uk >X-Loop: dave@jacobs.net >X-NAS-Language: English >X-NAS-Bayes: #0: 2.41263E-171; #1: 1 >X-NAS-Classification: 0 >X-NAS-MessageID: 486 >X-NAS-Validation: {09458C76-AB72-4285-9EE5-33F40D371171} > >Dear Mr Jacobs >Our index to the 1861 census will be published as a CD, as the 1871 census >has been. There is no date yet for this publication > >We will be including all the areas we covered on the 1871 census > >The Family History Club is transcribing, checking, and computerising the >1861 census enumeration district by enumeration district: as each district >is added to the database, we print out a surname index for that district. >Each time we complete another 10 districts, we create a merged index and >print out a surname index for all those districts. The present position is: >Surname index Southampton Enumeration Districts 1-20 & Workhouse (merged) >Surname indexes Southampton Enumeration Districts 21-29 (separate) >I now am preparing Enumeration District 30 for adding to the database, and I >hope to have created a merged surname index for districts 1-30 by Christmas. > >There are 47 districts in Southampton itself, and these are all at various >stages of being completed. We have also just started work on St Mary Extra, >which will be followed by South Stoneham and Millbrook. > >As the work is very definitely "in progress", it will always be worth >checking for additions. > >Yours >Vicky Green >Special Collections Library >Southampton Reference Library >Civic Centre >Southampton >SO14 7LW > >Tel 023 8083 2205 >This E-mail is intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended >recipient, the unauthorised use, disclosure, copying or re-transmission of >the e-mail are strictly prohibited. Such action may result in legal >proceedings. Please advise the sender as soon as possible and then delete . >This e-mail, whether it is marked confidential or otherwise, may be >disclosed. No employee, Councillor or agent is authorised to conclude by >e-mail any binding agreement with another party on behalf of the Council. >The Council does not accept service by e-mail of court proceedings or other >legal notices etc. E-mails to and from the Council may be monitored in >accordance with the law. > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Dave Jacobs" <Dave@Jacobs.net> >To: <local.studies@southampton.gov.uk> >Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 3:33 PM >Subject: Index for 1861 Census > > > > Dear Local Studies staff. > > > > I have noticed with pleasure that the index to the 1861 census of > > Southampton is almost complete on your shelves, and I wonder if you could > > kindly tell me just a little more about it, please? > > > > Questions various correspondents have asked me include: > > * when will it be complete (as far as Southampton is concerned) and > > amalgamated into one continuous index? > > * is there a plan to include the surrounding area of South Stoneham, as >has > > been done for the 1871 census? > > * is there a plan for wider distribution, such as a CD, or web-site >access? > > > > Many thanks for your help > > > > Dave Jacobs > > > >