FFHS-NEWS Two petitions for early release of census information.

[News from the Federation of Family History Societies]

1921 Census, England and Wales

Guy Etchells, who campaigned for the early release of the 1911 census, is
now calling for the early release of the 1921 census.  

 

You can read more about this at
http://yourfreedom.hmg.gov.uk/restoring-civil-liberties/allow-access-to-the-
1921-census-now

 

 

1926 Census, Ireland

Those with Irish ancestors may be interested to know of a petition for the
early release of the 1926 Census in Ireland.

 

The Council of Irish Genealogical Organisations (CIGO) states in its
petition "Catastrophic destruction befell Irish sources for genealogy and
history when the Public Record Office of Ireland was consumed by fire in
June 1922. The 1926 census was the first compiled since the foundation of
the State and includes a few basic facts about the lives of the many Irish
people then living who were born before civil registration began in Ireland
in 1864. Over 82 years have passed since the 1926 census was first compiled
and given this almost every adult alive at that time is now deceased."

 

Further details can be seen at www.cigo.ie/

 

Roger Lewry

FFHS Archives Liaison

archives.liaison at ffhs.org.uk

 

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