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   Message 129,621 of 130,039   
   J. P. Gilliver (John) to Colin Bignell   
   censuses (was: Re: House Breaker)   
   11 Feb 22 23:39:02   
   
   From: G6JPG@255soft.uk   
      
   On Fri, 11 Feb 2022 at 15:46:48, Colin Bignell  wrote   
   (my responses usually follow points raised):   
   >On 11/02/2022 14:21, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:   
   []   
   >> What did he say in the 1911 census? That might also give who (if   
   []   
   >Thanks for the reply. I'm using Ancestry to build my family tree and   
      
   (Make sure you have a copy of all data independent of Ancestry.)   
      
   >hadn't noticed that it didn't offer the 1911 census for him, although   
      
   I've hardly ever relied on Ancestry to find census entries in that way -   
   I've nearly always searched the census(es) for the person.   
      
   >it did offer it for his father, who has exactly the same first and   
   >middle names. (I do wish some of my ancestors had been a bit more   
      
   Tell us about it (-:. It's a common problem!   
      
   >creative with names). Searching for the 1911 census entry, having read   
   >your reply, it gives the much clearer description of House Demolisher.   
      
   Glad to help!   
   []   
   >As you can probably tell, I've not been at this very long.   
   >   
   Welcome to the hobby - we all started somewhere!   
      
   (When your Ancestry sub runs out, give FindMyPast a go. Both have quirks   
   [and when you get back to using parish records etc., each has areas the   
   other doesn't]. Some people alternate between them.)   
   []   
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   J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf   
      
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