Hello Everyone, 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 Census between the years 1841 and 1891, especially the ability to search by surname across census years and counties. In particular it will considerably help researchers that cannot visit the U.K, or those in the U.K. who find difficulty in travelling. I am the coordinator for North Staffs and we currently have 7 pieces that have been transcribed and are ready for checking. Once the checking is done there is only the validation stage before the data is ready to go on-line. If you have access to a computer and a fiche reader and think that you'd be able to help out with this very worthwhile project, please get in touch with me to either transcribe, or check work already transcribed. If you would like to find out more about the project, please take a look at http://freecen.rootsweb.com and to follow the progress of both North and South Staffs at http://dcdudley.tripod.com/ . I look forward to hearing from anyone with a bit of time to spare, and who thinks they could help get the 1891 census for Staffs on-line and free for anyone to search. Regards Kath Kathleen Attewell (nee Salt) Researching SALT - North Staffs Moorlands ATTEWELL - Bunny, Notts CHADWICK - North Staffs BUCKLEY - North Staffs AUSTIN - North Staffs FreeCEN 1891 Census Project - North Staffordshire County Coordinator http://freecen.rootsweb.com For an update on the progress of North Staffs and South Staffs please see the joint web site at http://dcdudley.tripod.com/ If you'd like to help with this very worthwhile project please email me at [email protected]