General Chat

Got the online code letter Saturday.
Done online earlier

This item is well worth a read. Anyone wanting a hard copy census form has to request it either by fone or online! Link is https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-55935409

Island ..................

actually I think I might be in a worse situation than you when it comes to my descendants trying to find me.

I have never seen a UK census form :-0

I went to university when I was 19, and after that lived in residences, digs, and/or flats until I married at 27 and left the country.

That covered the 1961 census, and I was gone before 1971, if there was one.

I didn't see a census form until 2001 despite owning my own home for 6 years by 1991 :-0 I left the parental home when I was 18 so will be a potential 'brick wall' for a while, oh what fun..... :-D

:-S didn’t think we were allowed to all meet up in houses until later.

i got my census form today as well
and iv told son that he his staying with me on the night of the 21st march iv also
told other son he and his partner and children my grandchildren are to stay at mine as well.


i would like us all to be together for 2021 the only one that will be missing is my daughter and her boys.

By reading old newspapers!!

I mean, the 1939 register found my Cornish gran in prison - I bet she hadn't bargained on her descendants finding that out!! :-D

:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D



but how would your descendants know that??

But Sylvia - if someone said I was with them, I'd be breaking lockdown rules! :-D :-D

maggie ................

.......... and then get someone to say you are at their place on census night??? :-D

Just to confuse the issue for future descendants trying to trace you .....................like some of our ancestors :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

I can see the website crashing on 21st March :-S

I may do it a few days before....

How do you give a place of residence as English Channel?

religion,

economic migrant, even?

Yes, the leaflet gives a phone number for the free language helpline, also
Website
freephone number
Text relay service
large print format Braille
BSL support online

Is the government doing anything for those people who do not speak English?


I've just realised that we're having a census in May, and I should be asking these questions about our census as well!

The letter we have had says you can request a paper form at https://www.census.gov.uk or phone 0800 141 2021.

There is a letter with a 'household code' to use online. There is also a leaflet which has lots of different ways to get in touch with them, by phone and so on. Nowhere does it say that a paper version is available, though I'm sure they will be. Apparently there are 'local support centres' who can help.

I hope that they are providing for those people who do not have a computer!!

Otherwise the 2021 census will miss out a very large number of people, making the census with very incomplete results for future generations, or current use by governments etc.

I read somewhere that they are expecting about 25% of households to be unable or unwilling to complete it online. 6 million paper ones have been prepared.

Thanks, will look forward to getting the bumpf,
no doubt for this household, it will be down to me to fill in as per usual. :-D

We got our letter this morning too.
I seem to remember last time I filled it in online then printed it out to keep a copy with my FH stuff.