"Jim Halsey" <jehalsey@gmail.com> wrote : > Does anyone know whether any central authoritative list is available, > and if so from which public or private source, as to which original > census records for England and Wales are not available because of loss > or accidental destruction? I have enquired of the Brighton History > Centre whether the missing Piece Number for the 1861 Brighton census > is missing from the microfilm copy by accident or error, or whether > the original documents are lost or destroyed. They do not know the > answer, so perhaps SOG members will know whether any informed source > exists, within or without the public sector. The definitive list should be the TNA catalogue listing - this shows pieces for Brighton being RG 9/591 tro RG 9/602, with no mention of any missing piece. John Brown Leic., Eng
This sparked my interest as I recently reported to Ancestry that part of Brighton appeared to be missing from its 1861 census product. This was part of the Palace district. Now I know the reason. If you look at the details of piece RG 9/601 on TNA's catalogue you will find a note which states the piece is "Wanting", i.e. missing. On 7/19/05, John Brown <john.dhb@btopenworld.com> wrote: > "Jim Halsey" <jehalsey@gmail.com> wrote : > > > > Does anyone know whether any central authoritative list is available, > > and if so from which public or private source, as to which original > > census records for England and Wales are not available because of loss > > or accidental destruction? I have enquired of the Brighton History > > Centre whether the missing Piece Number for the 1861 Brighton census > > is missing from the microfilm copy by accident or error, or whether > > the original documents are lost or destroyed. They do not know the > > answer, so perhaps SOG members will know whether any informed source > > exists, within or without the public sector. > > The definitive list should be the TNA catalogue listing - this shows pieces > for Brighton being RG 9/591 tro RG 9/602, with no mention of any missing > piece. > > John Brown > Leic., Eng > >