*Arcived TBC* Henry James Smith b 1894 (Hi From Wales)

[peterd]

1911 no no 5 ?

1 ALBION TERRACE SWINDON Swindon Swindon Wiltshire
2 ALBION TERRACE SWINDON Swindon Swindon Wiltshire
3 ALBION TERRACE SWINDON Swindon Swindon Wiltshire
4 ALBION TERRACE SWINDON Swindon Swindon Wiltshire
6 ALBION TERRACE SWINDON Swindon Swindon Wiltshire
11 ALBION TERRACE SWINDON Swindon Swindon Wiltshire
12 ALBION TERRACE SWINDON Swindon Swindon Wiltshire

[peterd]

1911 poss still in swindon ? no henry simth but a james henri ?

HOUSEHOLD SMITH HENRI JAMES M 1895 16 Swindon Wiltshire

search link

http://www.1911census.co.uk/search/resu ... =905419691

[Maths girl]

1911 no no 5 ?

1 ALBION TERRACE SWINDON Swindon Swindon Wiltshire
2 ALBION TERRACE SWINDON Swindon Swindon Wiltshire
3 ALBION TERRACE SWINDON Swindon Swindon Wiltshire
4 ALBION TERRACE SWINDON Swindon Swindon Wiltshire
6 ALBION TERRACE SWINDON Swindon Swindon Wiltshire
11 ALBION TERRACE SWINDON Swindon Swindon Wiltshire
12 ALBION TERRACE SWINDON Swindon Swindon Wiltshire

Just checked again 1901 numbers 1to 12 all there! Had they started knocking two houses into one by 1911/ knocking down bits of terraces sounds dangerous but I suppose it could be done/ Could they have used names rather than numbers?

[Maths girl]

Martin

Have you found this site http://www.wiltshirebmd.org.uk/? Having directed you here they don't seem to have Swindon - is it no longer in Wiltshire or have they just not got to Swindon yet

As they say on the home page they are not complete but it is free and you could have fun trying out looking up indexes. They will also give you reference numbers for ordering from Wiltshire record office rather than the General Record Office in London - the actual reference numbers are usually different - occasionally the local one sends photocopies of the originals (which means you get to see signatures etc ) but sometimes they type them up.

Using an index means you have some idea of where to look if you go to the record office and try to find the parish record too - presuming they married in C of E church!

MAths girl

[mgjsmith]

I have been unable to find Martha Smith in the 1911 Census so was wondering whether she may have passed away between 1901 Census and the 1911 Census. I have used the BMD search option on the 1901 Census and it results in a number of pages. Is it possible to carry out a similar search but narrowing the search criteria down to reduce the requirement to look at all of the pages?

Matilda smith is shown in the 1911 Census with a Schedule Type of Institution - What would these have been - Barnardos possibly?

Regards, Martin

[Maths girl]

"I have been unable to find Martha Smith in the 1911 Census so was wondering whether she may have passed away between 1901 Census and the 1911 Census" - She could have died or remarried or the index you used had mistranscribed her name.

"I have used the BMD search option on the 1901 Census and it results in a number of pages." - I'm not sure whether you are talking about the FreeBMD site that allows you to search for birth, deaths and marriages or a 1901 Census site that records where people were living on one night in 1901 -

"Is it possible to carry out a similar search but narrowing the search criteria down to reduce the requirement to look at all of the pages?" - Some sites give the results that they think are most closely linked with the information that you give first - Some only give the ones that match exactly - the former are sometimes more useful as it allows you to "trawl" and make discoveries on facts eg names that have been slightly mistyped or slight errors in dob - the disadvantage of them is as you say that they can give pages of results - adding more facts to the search can reduce the list but can also remove the one record you actually want because it doesn't quite match - only you can make a judgement on how far down a list you want to go depending on how certain you are about the info that you have entered.


"Matilda smith is shown in the 1911 Census with a Schedule Type of Institution" - I haven't seen enough examples on 1911 Census to be able to suggest the meaning of this but it certainly seems a possibility to follow up.

HTH

[mgjsmith]

Would a Pay As You Go subscription on ancestry.co.uk be a good idea/value for money?
Martin

[Maths girl]

Would a Pay As You Go subscription on ancestry.co.uk be a good idea/value for money?
Martin

This really depends on how much you are going to use it as it can get expensive very quickly - It's often possible to find month trials on Ancestry and other sites like findmy past and different people like different ones - you could start a thread in the general area and you will get all sorts of opinions - lots of people on this site could tell you what is available on the different sites available.

There are also various programmes you can get to store your tree on eg family tree maker and they can be moved using gedcom or something like this but I haven't got into all that yet so can't really give advice -

I've just found a thread called "family tree software?" in general area which might be useful for you to look at

[ChrisR]

I signed up with ancestry.co.uk and they were offering a 2 week trial before they took any money. I'm on the basic monthly package as I couldn't afford to pay a year up front. I think you can cancel before the trial period is up so it doesn't cost you any money. At least you'll be able to see what you think of it before it cost you anything.

[mgjsmith]

To mathsgirl: I hope I am not infringing any rules by asking a little favour!!!

The following is an extract from the 1911 Census listing two possible contenders for my grandfather. The date of birth is correct (I believe) and hence his age in 1911. The entries I am interested in are Pontypridd and Cardiff. I was wondering whether he was living in either of those towns before he came to West Wales. His place of birth as shown on the 1901 Census is Purton (Wiltshire) however, he may also be shown under the Cricklade Division of Wiltshire. Is it also possible to obtain an online copy of his birth certificate. I am trying to confirm one of these possibilities before I start to branch out with further investigations. Another avenue of enquiry will be his military record as he was in the Pembrokeshire Yeomanry in the Great War. Thanks, Martin

[Maths girl]

The following is an extract from the 1911 Census listing two possible contenders for my grandfather. The date of birth is correct (I believe) and hence his age in 1911. The entries I am interested in are Pontypridd and Cardiff. I was wondering whether he was living in either of those towns before he came to West Wales. I don't think it will be possible to whether he was in either of these places in 1911 without finding out bit more detail - the 1911 census is coming available now free in about five places around the country or you need to buy credits in order to look at households and individuals details - these may let you decide either by discounting or if they fit the facts you know but there is no guarantee

His place of birth as shown on the 1901 Census is Purton (Wiltshire) however, he may also be shown under the Cricklade Division of Wiltshire. Is it also possible to obtain an online copy of his birth certificate. It is not possible to see an online copy of the birth certificates before buying - the nearest is to be able to see a Baptism record but these rely on the person being baptised and knowing at least roughly which church it took place in! You can in some cases put specific details that must be fulfilled before they issue the certificate but that in turn might actually stop you getting the actual one you want simply because they didn't spell the name exactly right that day

I am trying to confirm one of these possibilities before I start to branch out with further investigations. This is certainly a good idea but progress can sometimes be slow -it is a good idea to remember the tortoise and the hare! Do you want to get to the right place slowly or anywhere quickly?

Another avenue of enquiry will be his military record as he was in the Pembrokeshire Yeomanry in the Great War. This one I have no idea on but I do know that there are military experts around on the site or in contact with them so while you are waiting for certificates etc why not start a thread in general discussion titled "Pembrokeshire Yeomanry in the Great War" explain what you want to know and see what happens

Hope this all helps t gve some ideas

Maths girl

[grangers14]

Sorry Martin but I have had to remove your image as it exceeds the allowance for the forum. It may also be an infringment of copyright, so best not be on.
You can type out the information you have found.
Jo

[grangers14]

Are you still running on this or can it be archived?
Jo