"Paul " <tenniseggpaul@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >How interesting - I knew there was no 1941 census for obvious reasons but I >had np idea the 1931 >census did not survive - do you know what happened to >it Ann? I can't wait for the 1951 census to be >available as I will be >there but then again if they stick tp the 100 year rule I will be 105. First - I really must apologise for myself committing one of the cardinal sins of Mailing List posting i.e cross posting to more than one List. This is one of the no-nos, as it has administrative implications, and can become very irritating as multiple replies end up on more than one List. My apologies. I've already replied to Paul's specific question elsewhere, but for anyone else here who might be interested, the answer is that the 1931 census was lost in a fire in the storage facility where it was being kept. Ann

For those with an interest in the demise of the 1931 census http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=1931_Census Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > "Paul " <tenniseggpaul@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >>How interesting - I knew there was no 1941 census for obvious reasons but >>I >>had np idea the 1931 >census did not survive - do you know what happened >>to >>it Ann? I can't wait for the 1951 census to be >available as I will be >>there but then again if they stick tp the 100 year rule I will be 105.