Ideas and experiences searching the online 1901 census database.
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From: Fiona Poulton
It is worth trying a search more than once. I spent twenty minutes trying 
all variations of one name and when it finally came up it was the correct 
spelling that should have come up first time of entering.
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From: Kate Burns
If you want to have the census data sorted into households ...

www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CensusSoftware/

It helps in that if you find an Alfred SMITH in search - and don't know 
if he's your relative - just add it to this programme and then any other
SMITHs you find as well- it will sort all you have added and show the 
them as households.  It is for free and lets you have a bit more of an 
idea before requesting the details.
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From: Anne Cole
You can now purchase parts of the 1901 census from this address

http://www.pro.gov.uk/recordcopying/default.htm

The cost is £2.60 per fiche plus postage. It is necessary to order a
subdistrict which could be up to four fiche. To find out in which
subdistrict the parish you are interested is in follow the steps below:

From first screen click on the red "PROCAT", then enter RG13 in "go to
reference" at the top of the screen. Next click on "browse the cataloge
from here". You will see some counties listed on the left. Lincolnshire
may not be included. Go to the bottom of the list and click on the down
arrow. More counties will appear. Keep doing this until Lincolnshire
appears. Then you can click on the "+" sign to get the sub districts. 
Note the RG13 number that you need.

To send your order, having found out what piece numbers you need, go 
back to the initial page and click on "microfiche" (red) and an order
form should appear.

I sent an order for the whole of Runcorn Registration District 
(Cheshire) early last week and received the estimate by post yesterday. 
Orders take 4-6 weeks to complete. Payment can be by cheque or credit 
card.
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From: Anne Cole
Put the cursor over the image and note the number that appears in the 
panel under your browser. This number is unique to a census page so 
you can tell which people belong together.

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*** Last updated on 21-January-2003 ***