Comments on: % of the population covered by existing records http://blog.1911census.co.uk/2009/01/of-the-population-covered-by-existing-records/ official blog for 1911census.co.uk Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:11:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: iantester http://blog.1911census.co.uk/2009/01/of-the-population-covered-by-existing-records/#comment-859 iantester Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:08:09 +0000 http://blog.1911census.co.uk/?p=311#comment-859 Wildcard searching coming soon - please see the blog entries on this. I have posted an answer to the transcription question in "pricing and payment options". But transcription accuracy is high - over 98.5% is probably the best of any census at launch. It will obviously improve with your help in noting errors. Wildcard searching coming soon - please see the blog entries on this. I have posted an answer to the transcription question in “pricing and payment options”.

But transcription accuracy is high - over 98.5% is probably the best of any census at launch. It will obviously improve with your help in noting errors.

]]> By: Alan Blackwell http://blog.1911census.co.uk/2009/01/of-the-population-covered-by-existing-records/#comment-842 Alan Blackwell Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:51:26 +0000 http://blog.1911census.co.uk/?p=311#comment-842 It would be nice to know how the 12% of England population not covered was distributed, or if it is general across the whole country, and also when this remaining population will be included. Out of a relatively small number of searches I have done, I have failed to find any entries for at least six young people who are listed in the 1901 census, and I have no evidence that they have died in the subsequent decade. 2 born in Bristol, 1 in Kent, 3 in Hampshire. Or is the failure to find them due to the truly appalling transcription quality? I have found errors on 2 out of the 6 transcripts I have paid for! The inability to use wild cards makes variant name searching extremely difficult, but with this level of transcription inaccuracy it is essential. It would be nice to know how the 12% of England population not covered was distributed, or if it is general across the whole country, and also when this remaining population will be included.

Out of a relatively small number of searches I have done, I have failed to find any entries for at least six young people who are listed in the 1901 census, and I have no evidence that they have died in the subsequent decade. 2 born in Bristol, 1 in Kent, 3 in Hampshire.

Or is the failure to find them due to the truly appalling transcription quality? I have found errors on 2 out of the 6 transcripts I have paid for! The inability to use wild cards makes variant name searching extremely difficult, but with this level of transcription inaccuracy it is essential.

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