Sample Pages and Further Information

Higher Image Quality

We have spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on expanding the company to scan all of the microfilm and microfiche in-house. This brings a tremendous quality benefit in that we can scan the microfilm or fiche several times to get the best possible images. Our larger sets are then pressed and packaged by EMI in Holland. It can take up to a year to recoup our costs on a release, but then making a profit isn't our main concern.

We have now released the 1901 Census on CD, so if you want access to this permanently with the ability to browse the area where your ancestors lived, order it now. It will give you fast access to about 27 Gbytes of page images and area indexes on 45 CDs. The images have been digitally enhanced and filtered to make the release as compact and clear as possible.

To see the coverage of any of our sets visit the TNA website and enter:

In box 1 the place name

In box 2 the year

In box 3 the reference (RG13 for 1901, RG12 for 1891, RG10 for 1871, RG9 for 1861, HO107 for 1851 or 1841)

This will give you the piece number which can be checked against the latest releases page to see which CD covers that piece.

Sample Pages

Try our sample acrobat document extracted from the actual CD set RG13-0020 page 1 and RG13-0020 page 2 (requires Acrobat Reader or plug-in).

Our CDs cover the Metropolitan Area of London

The following map shows the approximate area of coverage for the London CD packs:

london census

The areas covered include Paddington, Kensington, Fulham, Chelsea, St George Hanover Square, Westminster, Marylebone, Hampstead, Pancras, Islington, Hackney, St Giles, Strand, Holborn, London City, Shoreditch, Bethnal Green, Whitechapel, St George in the East, Stepney, Mile End Old Town, Poplar, St Saviour, Southwark, Lambeth, Wandsworth, Camberwell, Greenwich, Lewisham and Woolwich.

Library Licences

CD sets are licenced for personal use only. Libraries of all kinds will require a special library version at £250 per County year set.

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