My how awful for fellow researchers, 20 years between census records is a long time. Our 1911 census may have problems, apparently the Enumerators normally went round and collected the sheets filled by the householder had filled in on a double sided piece of paper and transferred them onto the schedules that we are normally use to seeing them on these schedules are all gone. The pieces that have survivied have been allowed to become rotten & smelly, many are very very badly damaged. The national Archive in Kew received them in this condition and from a article that was written "know where they are by the smell" and their remit to 'conserve' them (not let them deteriorate any further) so I doubt that they will appear on time in January 2011. Out 1931 was also destroyed in WW2 when London was bombed, they did a head count in 1939 but no census in 1841 so everyone here will need to find their recent history in other ways. Thank you all the help you have given me I appreciate it very much Carole Surrey England In a message dated 06/08/2005 17:45:41 GMT Standard Time, [email protected] writes: No, only the 1890 US Census was destroyed by a fire at the Commerce department basement. There were some 1885 Census' taken, i.e. the Dakota Territory census and some states and of course the Civil War veterans & widows census, but....1900 is the next census for the USA. "When a basement fire in the Commerce Building in Washington, D.C. destroyed most of the 1890 federal census, a valuable source of information was lost to researchers of America's past. Ancestry.com, with the aid of the National Archives and Records Administration and the Allen County Public Library, now provides the first definitive online substitute for the missing census. More than 20 million records have been identified for inclusion in the collection and additions will be made regularly as they become available for posting. It will include fragments of the original 1890 census that survived the fire, special veterans schedules, several Native American tribe censuses for years surrounding 1890, state censuses (1885 or 1895), city and county directories, alumni directories, and voter registration documents. When completed, this collection will be an unparalleled tool for researchers of American ancestors." ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 9:21 AM Subject: Re: [NYCAYUGA] Census Lookup > > Thank you for letting me knowe1890 didn't survive was that for the whole of > Canada > > Carole > Surrey England > > In a message dated 06/08/2005 17:11:02 GMT Standard Time, [email protected] > writes: > > Unfortunately the 1890 census did not survive. > We would ALL love to research it. > Sorry! > > > ==== NYCAYUGA Mailing List ==== > Have you visited the NYGenWeb project home page lately? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenweb > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > ==== NYCAYUGA Mailing List ==== > Have you visited the NYGenWeb project home page lately? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenweb > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > ==== NYCAYUGA Mailing List ==== Going on vacation? Unsubscribe from NYCayuga-L by sending a message to [email protected] (or NYCayuga-D-request.com if you receive the digest) with just the word "unsubscribe" (no quotes) ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx