Comments on: Tips for finding your ancestors via address search

By: BG

BG — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:47:41 +0000

Hi Joe,

Reference your address for the institution. Trick I found was to buy the transcription then to find the address click on report error and the subject details and address all came up.

By: Jude

Jude — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:42:08 +0000

Hi Iantester,
I’m slower than Steve, can you tell me how to do that too please (occupants at an address). My search just shows the address and no names. Also i am keying in the census ref for an original page purchased and it is telling me there are no matches ? what am i doing wrong

By: steve

steve — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:32:29 +0000

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Have you turned off the ‘.’ entry in the surname?
With this feature I could get a listing of all the individuals living at an address without knowing their surname.
Now you’ve switch this off I can no longer do this.
You really make it hard for people to be complimentary about the system.
Is there another way to find out who lived in a house?
Please tell me and others.

By: steve

steve — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:34:02 +0000

Hi iantester,

I’ve worked it out. I can now see all the occupants of the chosen address.
Your claim is absolutely right - you can get a listing of occupants for free!
I’m not inept after all, just very, very slow.

By: steve

steve — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:21:51 +0000

Hi iantester,
I had hoped you might provide me with some clues as to how to get the information on occupants of an address for free - as per my blog of January 20th. I’m afraid I can’t work out how to get a list of people without spending credits but your home page still clearly states that this feature is a free service. Am I mis-reading this or is this mis-leading?

By: robert h bisco

robert h bisco — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:50:12 +0000

1911census , 20 searches 1 result, time is of the essence my subscription will be void before I complete my searches, are they really there? are they really ready??????????????????

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:46:42 +0000

I found the ancestors that I sought BUT without the father who would have been about 50 years old … so I did a search only for him and he shows up in an institution.
Trouble is there is no address shown for the institution therefore I dont know where or what it is.
I have zoomed in and out but no luck.
The search reference is;
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Is anyone able to provide a clue to the address please?
Joe

By: iantester

iantester — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:42:09 +0000

Hello John,

Have you tried a very loose search:

Address HOWARD
County Lancashire
District Liverpool

gives 290 results from which you should be able to pick out your ancestors. Incidentally, this search is a great example of the variations in the way people record their address. If only postcodes had existed then!

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:34:22 +0000

I think I must be missing something - possibly some brain cells.
On your front screen you state:

“SEARCH FOR FREE
Search through the census index to find an ancestor, or to find out who lived in your house. This service is free. ”

When I do a place search I get a list of addresses for the place but am then unable to see who lived in the property without spending credits. How, then, can I find out who lived in a property for free?

Confused, bemused and refused.

By: John McNamara

John McNamara — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:32:53 +0000

I find this website very complicated and can never get up any of my ancestors eho lived in the Great Howard St area of Liverpool in 1911
am I doing something wrong
i have also read all the instructions
the 1901 census seemed more staughtforward
regards
John McNamara (Very Dissapointed)