1901 Census of Great Britain

www.census.pro.gov.uk

Printing sections from the 1901 Census requires some practice, and as access is charged for, it can be expensive. However, it is possible to practice printing with a sample record – follow the steps below:

From the main Census page (www.census.pro.gov.uk)

On left frame, click on Direct Search

When form appears on main window, in the box marked Piece Number Mandatory, type in 1552. Then click on Search.

Then you have a choice of 2 buttons, choose Test

Then a security warning may appear (asking to install PRO Census Image Viewer). Click on YES

Then you get a different window with a sample image (which will take some time to load depending on the speed of your Internet connection).

You can manipulate this image, by rotating it, increasing the size, inverting it to read more easily (but do not print this as it will use a lot of ink!)

Then you are ready to print it or save it (e.g. as Test.tif on the Desktop)

Once you have saved it you may insert it into other programs – like Word.

 

How to insert the picture into a Word document

Open Word

Click on Insert menu….PictureFrom File

Find the folder that holds the file (e.g. Desktop), then click on the file (e.g. Test.tif) and click on OK

The image will now be in the Word document and can be resized and further manipulated.