Last September I asked the TNA this question, their answer is below: ~~~~~~~~~~~ thank you for contacting The National Archives. BrightSolid will be the sole online provider of the 1911 census through findmypast.com for a period of 6 months from the final content launch in 2009. The census will launch in 3 tranches - England, Wales and Ships and Islands. Once the complete census has been operating successfully for 6 months, The National Archives will deem the contract to be fulfilled, and the digital images will be deposited here for re-sale and re-licensing to other providers. ~~~~~~~~~~~ I wouldn't like to second guess who will decide (nor when) the FMP version has been "operating successfully for 6 months", but TNA should then be able to offer the images to ancestry et al. New indexes will of course have to be done, as the FMP ones are copyright to them. If anyone is going to WDYTYA this year, maybe a question to TNA and Ancestry might elicit more detail. It might also be worth pointing out to TNA that the current indexing leaves a lot to be desired. Wonder where FMP get their 98.5% figure from? Certainly not those transcripts I've bought nor even the search results I've seen. JK - in a very wet, chilly, and miserable looking London! On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 7:47 AM, Jan Holmes <tigerjan775@hotmail.com> wrote: > > I asked at the WDYTYA in London last year. The person at the Ancestry stand didn't seem too sure, but said they were concentrating on other things. I doubt if it will be before 2011. > > Jan> Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 06:57:45 +0000> From: jochakram@yahoo.co.uk> To: nottsgen-l@rootsweb.com; ENG-LINCSGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: [NTT] 1911 Census Searches No Longer Available> > Hi All, > Just to let you know that the very useful address search (finding the persons name, then changing the 4 in the URL bar to 3 to find the address) no longer works on the 1911 census. > Neither does the , (comma) wildcard in the name search. > Anybody have ANY idea when 1911 census will come onto Ancestry? I can't afford the exorbitant search charges the the 1911 website asks for. > I don't normally post much, but I'm SOOO cross at the moment!! > Jo in sunny Cyprus> > >

Can I assume that the wildcard search everyone is talking about is the one where you dont insrt a surname and replace it with a full stop or comma etc? I have just tested it and if you put the christian name and place of birth, county or town etc it works without anything in the surname space. Do I have the best laptop in the country or has it been openned up for us? Jan > Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 10:17:20 +0000> From: gen2mail@googlemail.com> To: nottsgen@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [NTT] 1911 Census Searches No Longer Available> > Last September I asked the TNA this question, their answer is below:> > ~~~~~~~~~~~> thank you for contacting The National Archives.> > BrightSolid will be the sole online provider of the 1911 census> through findmypast.com for a period of 6 months from the final content> launch in 2009. The census will launch in 3 tranches - England, Wales> and Ships and Islands. Once the complete census has been operating> successfully for 6 months, The National Archives will deem the> contract to be fulfilled, and the digital images will be deposited> here for re-sale and re-licensing to other providers.> > ~~~~~~~~~~~> > I wouldn't like to second guess who will decide (nor when) the FMP> version has been "operating successfully for 6 months", but TNA should> then be able to offer the images to ancestry et al. New indexes will> of course have to be done, as the FMP ones are copyright to them.> > If anyone is going to WDYTYA this year, maybe a question to TNA and> Ancestry might elicit more detail. It might also be worth pointing out> to TNA that the current indexing leaves a lot to be desired. Wonder> where FMP get their 98.5% figure from? Certainly not those transcripts> I've bought nor even the search results I've seen.> JK - in a very wet, chilly, and miserable looking London!> > > On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 7:47 AM, Jan Holmes <tigerjan775@hotmail.com> wrote:> >> > I asked at the WDYTYA in London last year. The person at the Ancestry stand didn't seem too sure, but said they were concentrating on other things. I doubt if it will be before 2011.> >> > Jan> Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 06:57:45 +0000> From: jochakram@yahoo.co.uk> To: nottsgen-l@rootsweb.com; ENG-LINCSGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: [NTT] 1911 Census Searches No Longer Available>> > Hi All,> > Just to let you know that the very useful address search (finding the persons name, then changing the 4 in the URL bar to 3 to find the address) no longer works on the 1911 census.> > Neither does the , (comma) wildcard in the name search.> > Anybody have ANY idea when 1911 census will come onto Ancestry? I can't afford the exorbitant search charges the the 1911 website asks for.> > I don't normally post much, but I'm SOOO cross at the moment!!> > Jo in sunny Cyprus> > >> > > Notts Surname List> > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html> > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOTTSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Check out the new and improved services from Windows Live. Learn more! http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/132630768/direct/01/