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The US census index might be free, but the transcriptions are less informative than FS's, even though they have a couple of extra details.
Here's an FS look up I did for another thread:
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1341869
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFT7-RYY
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: Philadelphia Ward 26, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 54
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Own or Rent: Rent
Birth Year (Estimated): 1866
Birthplace: England
Immigration Year: 1882
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: England
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Robert Gordon Head M 54 England
Maraget Gordon Wife F 44 Ireland
Robert J Gordon Son M 28 Virginia
Frederick Gordon Son M 26 Virginia
Margaret Gordon Daughter F 20 Pennsylvania
About this collection
District: 794 , Sheet Number and Letter: 2A , Household ID: 26 , Line Number: 31 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: T625 , GS Film number: 1821629 , Digital Folder Number: 004383803 , Image Number: 00018
The final info enables me to find the image - such info is lacking at Mocavo
Go to https://archive.org/details/1920_census
Click on the state (PA here) and select the appropriate NARA reel # (in 1920, it matches the last 4 digits of the GD film # - in 1880, only the last 3 digits match, and 1910 needs an FS catalog film look-up to get the NARA reel #).
click on that reel, then "read online" - you'll get taken to the URL:
https://archive.org/stream/14thcensusofpopu1629unit#page/n0/mode/2up
Edit the image # and upness - the FS info suggests we look at:
https://archive.org/stream/14thcensusofpopu1629unit#page/n18/mode/1up
However, the first h/h is the middle of h/h # 47, and we want # 26, so click back some pages, to:
https://archive.org/stream/14thcensusofpopu1629unit#page/n15/mode/1up
[For decent resolution, magnify 4 clicks, then save image]
I presume their US census transcription is independent of the FS/Ancestry one, but I've not checked.
If so, it's handy having an alternative, for those occassions when Ancestry stuffs up. One does get info on the rest of the h/h, so one can use this to search on Ancestry/FS if needs be.
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Incidentally, the US census isn't the only free info.
I was very pleased to find an online copy of:
The 13th Battalion Royal Highlanders of Canada, 1914-1919
by RC FETHERSTONHAUGH
My dad's cousin served with them. I'd seen his listing at CWGC, and had checked out the unit war diary for 9/1916 - the month of his death, but I was very pleased to read an actual account of the action in which he died. Although in Somme terms, it was just a minor action, in the one day the battalion lost 1 officer killed, plus 6 wounded, and 60 other ranks killed, plus 247 wounded and 16 missing. The nominal strength of a Canadian battalion was abt 1250 all ranks - the book is dedicated to the battalion's 1291 dead - there's probably 3 times that # wounded.. I find it hard to get my head round such numbers.
My cousin died in the action described in:
http://content.mocavo-cdn.com/assets/591438/149-thumb_709.jpg
thru
http://content.mocavo-cdn.com/assets/591438/162-thumb_709.jpg
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Thanks for the link, Reggie
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Just had an e-mail from FMP offering "1 month free"-reading the smaller print it is 1 month in addition to a 1 or 12 month subscription !
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A hitherto 'hidden gem'
Thanks for alerting us to its existence
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Yes. I misread the home page.
It is only the Index of the US Census that is free.
Jamboree...........
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Never heard of it before this thread.
The opening page for the search does have a 'sign in' tab - after trying to filter results, it keeps asking if I want to sign up for a free trial of the Gold membership.
Free Trial implies that that there will be a subscription involved. That might be why FMP is interested.
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Thank you Reggie.
Never heard of Mocavo but have just used it to access US census for free.Maybe I will not have to pay for FMP worldwide anymore.
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Mocavo - new to me.
But looking at those links, it seems to be a 'free to view' type of site. If that is correct (??) why would a commercial group want to absorb it?
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Very interesting
Thank you Reggie
Tom
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