[PW] British wombats, please help!!!

[Brian Whatcott]

At 11:34 AM 4/30/2008, Donna, you wrote:
>Okay fine, my encyclopaedia article about Ethel Reed is still in need
>of an ending, and I've done everything on-line that I can do, so is
>there anyone with access to the 1911 British census?  I'm even
>willing to pay someone to tell me if she was still living in London
>in 1911 the way she was living there in 1901.  I haven't been able to
>check on-line because unless I am reading it wrong, the 1911 census
>requires that one know the street address of the person.  The only
>address I have is what it says on the 1901, that she and her 4 month
>old son are living in St. George Hanover Square London (Belgrave).
>..........Donna L. Halper, friendly but puzzled media historian
>Journalism Dept. Emerson College Boston MA

   <http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/1911census/>

Quoting the UK National Archives web site at the URL above:

"The 1911 Census must remain closed as a whole document until 2012,
to protect personally sensitive information. However the Information
  Commissioner's decision means that The National Archives must supply
  some information from the 1911 Census in response to Freedom of
  Information (FOI) requests. "


Will there be an on-line service?

"In response to great public demand The National Archives is developing
an on-line 1911 Census service, covering most parts of the census,
with an external partner; we are actively investigating the possibility
of launching this digital service in 2009. Over two kilometres of 
census records,
containing the details of 35 million UK ancestors, will be digitised.
This will provide an on-line service, across most fields of the Census,
enabling researchers anywhere in the world to search and download
digital scans of images from the census. As with our current on-line
census services it will be both address and name searchable.
It is anticipated that it will be available from 2009. It will offer a much
  cheaper and speedier access to the census returns than the planned
  FOI service. The full 1911 census won't be released until 2012."


Can I get any information from the census now?

"In response to the Information Commissioners decision we shall
respond to individual requests for some information from the 1911
  census through our existing paid search service. This service is more
limited, and almost certainly a lot more expensive to you, than the
  on-line service will be. Our recommendation is that you will get much
  more value out of the 1911 census if you are able wait until the
  on-line service is launched. "


What is the service that you are providing now?


    "A basic research service to enable you to request information
    *  from specific addresses in the 1911 census
    * The 1911 Census does not have a surname index so we cannot
    *  conduct searches for names in the original documents - when
    *  it goes on-line this will be easy to do
    * We cannot provide personally sensitive information from
    * the 1911 census "


How do I make a request now?

"You will need to provide:
    * 1. House name or number / Building name / Vessel name
    * 2. County
    * 3. Civil Parish

Requests cannot be processed without this information.

The FOI Act requires information requests to be processed
  within 20 working days. These 20 working days begin once
The National Archives has received payment.

All requests must be in writing and an on-line form is provided
  for your convenience. "


Brian Whatcott    Altus OK    Eureka!