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Hi Darklord and Everyone

Good thread this! I have relatives still living who are on the 1911. They haven't really said much about it, they were only small children at the time after all and there is nothing on the image to blush about!
HOWEVER! We have been trying to track down relatives who went to Canada and can only follow them into the 1920's and no access to any marriages or deaths because of their strict privacy laws. We are lucky here that most of what we need to find out is transcribed (although not all by any means) and out there.
Regarding the 100 year Ruling - a promise is a promise and I know my mum (if she were alive today) would be very upset about breaking the rule, at least for her generation who felt very let down by the Governments of the day after WW1 especially.
OK said my bit :))

Diana (born to google:)
Having said all that - it IS b....y frustrating when you can't access the info you want. We are after all addicts and when we enter the details into ANY search box ANYWHERE we want results !!! NOW!!

Evening.

Some good points and thanks for replying.

Darklord

Alright Uggers.................I had a quick peek at the 1911, but only at my husbands side, as he has hardly any family left I don't feel guilty! :)))))

I admire you then, Sheila - I have no restraint or respect whatsoever lol

Actually Uggers I haven't! Had a quick gander to see if Grandfather was on there, but wasn't, and haven't looked at it since ;-))

Hi

Just out of interest, does anyone know when it became a legal requirement (punishable by a fine for not doing so) to complete the census form - as opposed to being *promised that the info would not be disclosed for 100 years* in order to get householders to fill in the forms?

I've just had a look on the ONS site but could only find this info which was in relation to the 2001 census:

Everyone in the country was under an obligation to complete a census form, and a limited number of people were prosecuted for failing to comply with this obligation. There was also a major publicity campaign to make people aware that a census was being taken and why the census information is important. There was a special programme to help various groups who might have difficulty with the census.

Mary

That would be a find though eh lol

pmsl Jax, and it's a fair point:))

Yeh for us dont think great auntie Gladys would be too chuffed if we found out she was working in a knocking shop or something lol

Although quite exciting too lol

Thats my concern would be awful finding out something juicy about a living relative from the census when they were promised it would be hidden for 100 years.

I know a couple of people living who are on the 1911. I wonder how people actually feel if they are on it about being able to be viewed

My principles are only concerning the living and as the ones I am researching are long gone I didnt think they would mind so much ;o)

lol Jax, I just knew you would stick to your principles

Of course I havent looked at it David!!!

I got someone else to do it for me ;o)

Kitty, Jax and Sheila, I hope none of you have looked at the 1911 census yet out of respect for the 100 year privacy rule;))

Hi
The 100 year rule should apply yes. BUT, with all the infomation you can aquire from the internet, i feel it makes a the othe given to people back then not worth the papaer it was written on. You can look up all different bits of infomation on a person today. You can even find one person in the whole of the USA with in days. I can understand a fee being put in place for Certificat's being brought. What i can't understand is, why people pay to do look up when most the infomation they want is made so available free of charge if you wnow where to look.

Good subject and a nice thread thank you Darklord.

I agree with Kitty

Good question.

But, as someone has said, at the time they said 100 years so that ought to be in force.

Then, if you shorten the info to 80 years - there are plenty of people around old enough to see their details as children - with their families. The possibility of several family skeletons dropping out of their family cupboards would worry some of the older people I know. My m-i-l is 89 - luckily she knows all of the skeletons in her tree 'cos I've shared the info with her, but for others it might cause big family ructions ... so, not sure really. I think we should just leave it be.

Jill

From an entirely selfish perspective, I wish they would scrap the rule. I think 80 years is long enough given the amount of information that is now available on the individual.