I haven't found the UK 1921 Census easy to navigate either!  The was never
a problem with the previous UK censuses but this one presents a real
conundrum.

I would also like to find out how others are handling it.

Thanks everyone

Roberta Schwalm
Gatineau, QC  Canada

On Sat, Nov 5, 2022 at 5:05 PM Jenny M Benson <[email protected]> wrote:

> How are other LUGgers handling the 1921 Census, for which there isn't -
> yet - a SourceWriter template?
>
> Firstly, there seems to be some confusion about precisely what comprises
> a "correct" reference.  Some people seem to think that something along
> the lines of RG15-nnnnn-xxx will suffice (where nnnnn is the Piece
> number and xxx the Schedule number, whereas others are saying that this
> does not always relate to ONE individual record and that to ensure that
> it does so it is necessary to include the tri-part District Reference.
>
> Secondly, unlike with earlier Censuses, including the 1911, the address
> of the household is not shown on the "main image", nor any reference
> information.  The address and Schedule number are shown in two separate
> images.  To provide a fully authentic Source citation, need one include
> all 3 images?
>
> I have only accessed a couple of 1921 records so far and the best method
> of recording them seems to be to use the template for the 1911 Census,
> typing a space in the first field (otherwise RG78 is automatically
> included in the citation) and leaving the 2nd field blank, but filling
> all the other fields as indicated.  It may be "overkill" to include all
> this, but it makes for consistency with the 1911 Census.  So far, I have
> only included the main image with each citation.
>
>
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> Jenny M Benson
> Wrexham, UK
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