Census: The Expert Guide by Annal, David, Christian, Peter (2008) Paperback

by Peter Christian

Written by bestselling author Peter Christian and the National Archives’ census expert Dave Annal, this fascinating guide shows how using the census can transform your family research. It shows how to interpret intricate details of your ancestors’ lives, from names, addresses and ages to family relationships, status and occupations – as well as revealing what may be hidden between the lines. As the National Archives’ release of the 1911 census – once used by MI5 to track down enemy aliens – comes ever closer, Census offers the perfect way to prepare and get ahead of the game. Discover how to get the very best from online research, selecting the most useful websites and best quality images, as well as the experts’ techniques for approaching original records, microfilm, CDs and DVDs.Complete with illustrations, photographs, screenshots and case histories Census is an invaluable companion and guide for anyone exploring this unique resource.

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First published September 1, 2008

About the author

Peter Christian is an internationally acclaimed journalist, psychologist and author who has lived in 6 different countries while participating in the human potential, planetary and spiritual transformation movement spanning two decades. His writings have reached thousands of people all over the world.

Reviews

[Paul Barton · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pretty thorough view of the Victorian censuses. In addition to a solid introduction to each census, useful to beginners and advanced students alike, case studies are used to illustrate the potential difficulties of locating ancestors in the name indexes.

The focus is of course on Internet research and each of the online providers is analysed for strengths and weaknesses. My one criticism is that despite being only a couple of years old, references to online search engines for Findmypast and Ancestry are out of date. Things have moved on apace and you can search in ways not possible at the time of publication.