Bryan, I suspect that the reason is that the 1881 census is so widely available for free on so many sites. Not least from the LDS site: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/searc h_census.asp Best wishes, Graham 9038 -----Original Message----- From: sfhg-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sfhg-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Bryan Pannett Sent: 04 June 2008 10:01 To: SFHG@rootsweb.com Subject: [SFHG] The Genealogist etc I have been following the exchange on this website with interest but I note that although the 1881 census is mentioned it appears to be largely excluded from the records. I have seen this also on some other websites and yet Ancestry does provide information. Can any listers explain the lack of information, please? It just so happens that the 1881 census is an important one in some of my researches into family. Bryan 11480 -- --Bryan Pannett ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (5.5.1.322) Database version: 5.09970e http://www.pctools.com/uk/spyware-doctor/ E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (5.5.1.322) Database version: 5.09970e http://www.pctools.com/uk/spyware-doctor/