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1841 in colour! lol
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Christine in Herts | Report | 24 Apr 2006 19:22 |
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Yes I noticed one or two of mine turned up in colour. Very impressive, I thought! Christine |
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Mo in London | Report | 24 Apr 2006 16:56 |
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That is so nice |
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Chris in Sussex | Report | 24 Apr 2006 16:34 |
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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 |
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Researching: |
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Sue | Report | 24 Apr 2006 16:24 |
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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. |
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Liberty64 | Report | 24 Apr 2006 16:19 |
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Very nice image Merry! Much easier to read too.. Lib:)) |
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Pete | Report | 24 Apr 2006 15:15 |
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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 |
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* Loopy Lesley | Report | 24 Apr 2006 14:46 |
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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 :~) |
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Ian | Report | 24 Apr 2006 14:24 |
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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. |
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Unknown | Report | 24 Apr 2006 11:31 |
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My suffolk ones are in colour! Karen. |
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Vicky | Report | 24 Apr 2006 11:25 |
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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! |
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Jess Bow Bag | Report | 24 Apr 2006 11:22 |
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Woburn is posh!! Actually Wourn is a lovely place. If You live there ( i dont ) you call is Woo-Burn apparently |
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Jenny | Report | 24 Apr 2006 11:20 |
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Just had to say 'wow'! What a superb image - makes it feel more real. |
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Joan | Report | 24 Apr 2006 10:53 |
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Wow ! Is that a photo image ? Fantastic quality Joan |
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Borobabs | Report | 24 Apr 2006 10:29 |
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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 |
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Merry | Report | 24 Apr 2006 10:17 |
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It's encouraged me to look for some more rellies! I don't have any more in Woburn :o(( Merry |
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Borobabs | Report | 24 Apr 2006 10:15 |
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Gordon Bennet;;; Merry dont they look great, wonder why they like that and not the others;; a real find for you;; Lucky girl;; Babs |
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susie manterfield(high wycombe) | Report | 24 Apr 2006 10:08 |
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ooo'ekk merry wish he was mine lol he looks real pretty doesnt he lol susie |
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Merry | Report | 24 Apr 2006 09:57 |
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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 |
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