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1841 in colour! lol

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Merry

Merry Report 24 Apr 2006 09:57

I just found an 1841 rellie, and his image is in colour on Ancestry.....Wish they were all like this :o(.........If you want to see, he is transcibed as ''Daved Whiteman, b 1767 living at Woburn, Beds''.......Happy Hunting - Merry xx

susie manterfield(high wycombe)

susie manterfield(high wycombe) Report 24 Apr 2006 10:08

ooo'ekk merry wish he was mine lol he looks real pretty doesnt he lol susie

Borobabs

Borobabs Report 24 Apr 2006 10:15

Gordon Bennet;;; Merry dont they look great, wonder why they like that and not the others;; a real find for you;; Lucky girl;; Babs

Merry

Merry Report 24 Apr 2006 10:17

It's encouraged me to look for some more rellies! I don't have any more in Woburn :o(( Merry

Borobabs

Borobabs Report 24 Apr 2006 10:29

Merry bet you couldnt wait to print those off;; Let you know if I should ever be so lucky to find any like that;; Babs

Joan

Joan Report 24 Apr 2006 10:53

Wow ! Is that a photo image ? Fantastic quality Joan

Jenny

Jenny Report 24 Apr 2006 11:20

Just had to say 'wow'! What a superb image - makes it feel more real.

Jess Bow Bag

Jess Bow Bag Report 24 Apr 2006 11:22

Woburn is posh!! Actually Wourn is a lovely place. If You live there ( i dont ) you call is Woo-Burn apparently

Vicky

Vicky Report 24 Apr 2006 11:25

I've had one or two in colour too, I wonder if that's what they meant when they say that some images have been enhanced to aid readability. Shame they couldn't do it with the rest!

Unknown

Unknown Report 24 Apr 2006 11:31

My suffolk ones are in colour! Karen.

Ian

Ian Report 24 Apr 2006 14:24

Looks like they have a fixed level camera and they just shoot the image, turn the page, shoot the image again etc. A lot faster than open scanner, slide page in, close scanner lid, scan copy... wait for it to scan... wait some more for it to scan... wait a little more for it to scan... then take book out, turn page, and go again. I dont know why but the colour version makes it all seem more historic.

* Loopy Lesley

* Loopy Lesley Report 24 Apr 2006 14:46

OOps I have just had a look at your image and I was searching for a relly for someone on my thread the other day and their relly was on a page just like it ...I told them I thought it had been smoke damaged oooppsss lol Think its time I went Opticians again lmao Oh well you learn something new every day lol Lesley :~)

Pete

Pete Report 24 Apr 2006 15:15

There's something on the BBC website about it. Apparently the images on microfilm were of such poor quality that Ancestry had to send a team to the NA to work from the originals. Some 6% of the 1841 census has been imaged this way. Every day's a school day! Pete

Liberty64

Liberty64 Report 24 Apr 2006 16:19

Very nice image Merry! Much easier to read too.. Lib:))

Sue

Sue Report 24 Apr 2006 16:24

You're so lucky. The village I need to look at has such bad images that it looks like blank pages. What a disappointment! Sue.

Chris in Sussex

Chris in Sussex Report 24 Apr 2006 16:34

Sue You are not alone in having poor images....The 1841 census returns were 'mostly' done in pencil....Alot of my 'need to know' are partly/totally unreadable :( Chris

Mo in London

Mo in London Report 24 Apr 2006 16:56

That is so nice

Christine in Herts

Christine in Herts Report 24 Apr 2006 19:22

Yes I noticed one or two of mine turned up in colour. Very impressive, I thought! Christine