Hello, Is there anyone who has access to the 1911 census who is willing to look up someone for me. I am trying to find the parents and siblings of a Clifford BROOK who I believe was born in 1904 in Lewis Sussex. I believe he died in South Africa Many thanks Angela

Hello Angela, this is the transcription if that will do. Let me know if you need more. regards, Eve BROOK, Ernest Head Married M 41 1870 Station Master Sussex Lewes BROOK, Lydia Wife Married 9 years F 30 1881 Sussex Brighton BROOK, Winifred Daughter F 8 1903 Sussex Cooksbridge BROOK, Clifford Son M 7 1904 Sussex Cooksbridge BROOK, Dorothy Daughter F 5 1906 Sussex Cooksbridge ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Mason" <pauljmason@ukf.net> To: "FHS, massages" <Isle-of-Wight@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 7:44 AM Subject: [IoW] 1911 Census > Hello, > Is there anyone who has access to the 1911 census who is willing to look > up someone for me. > > I am trying to find the parents and siblings of a Clifford BROOK who I > believe was born in 1904 in Lewis Sussex. I believe he died in South > Africa > > Many thanks > Angela >

On 20 Nov 2009 at 7:44, Paul Mason wrote: > Hello, > Is there anyone who has access to the 1911 census who is willing to > look up someone for me. > > I am trying to find the parents and siblings of a Clifford BROOK who I > believe was born in 1904 in Lewis Sussex. I believe he died in South > Africa > > Many thanks > Angela < With respect and in a genuine attempt to be helpful, I feel I should point out that responding to look-up requests for the 1911 census puts the responder in breach of the legal agreement they accept when they take out a subscription or buy ppv units. I am informed that Findmypast are particularly stringent in enforcing this policy with regard to the 1911. Anyone passing on transcriptions and/or images in response to a look-up request are in breach of their contract with FMP. Apparently, this topic has been the subject of discussion on the Listowners' own list and it seems some are interpreting it more strictly than others. I myself found myself in partial breach recently when I gave someone on another list only the bare, minimal information and suggested they do the rest for themselves. I was informed by the Listowner that even this was in breach of the licence agreement. The safest way, in my view, is not to do look-ups for the 1911 but merely to state no more than that the person/persons sought is/are there and to suggest that whoever is asking for the look-up does it themselves. After all, it is free to search the index, but the transcriptions and images have to be paid for. I expect there will be complaints about this, but let's not forget that these commercial companies have acquired the rights to put records like the 1911 census online for very considerable sums of money and they are entitled to expect to recoup their costs. In genealogy, as in just about everything else, there's no such thing as a free lunch! Our hobby costs money, just like other hobbies, and we have to accept this. -- Roy Stockdill Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE

Hi Roy What about if I go to Kew or one of the centres round the country who have it free and offer to do look ups for people while I am there? Mike in Droitwich Roy Stockdill wrote: > With respect and in a genuine attempt to be helpful, I feel I should point out that > responding to look-up requests for the 1911 census puts the responder in breach of > the legal agreement they accept when they take out a subscription or buy ppv units. I > am informed that Findmypast are particularly stringent in enforcing this policy with > regard to the 1911. Anyone passing on transcriptions and/or images in response to a > look-up request are in breach of their contract with FMP. > > Apparently, this topic has been the subject of discussion on the Listowners' own list > and it seems some are interpreting it more strictly than others. I myself found myself in > partial breach recently when I gave someone on another list only the bare, minimal > information and suggested they do the rest for themselves. I was informed by the > Listowner that even this was in breach of the licence agreement. > > The safest way, in my view, is not to do look-ups for the 1911 but merely to state no > more than that the person/persons sought is/are there and to suggest that whoever is > asking for the look-up does it themselves. After all, it is free to search the index, but > the transcriptions and images have to be paid for. > > I expect there will be complaints about this, but let's not forget that these commercial > companies have acquired the rights to put records like the 1911 census online for very > considerable sums of money and they are entitled to expect to recoup their costs. In > genealogy, as in just about everything else, there's no such thing as a free lunch! Our > hobby costs money, just like other hobbies, and we have to accept this. > > -- > Roy Stockdill > Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer > Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html > > "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, > and that is not being talked about." > OSCAR WILDE > > > > ************************************** > You can contact the Isle of Wight List Administrator by emailing: > Isle-of-Wight-Admin@rootsweb.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ISLE-OF-WIGHT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >