The following is a press release from Origins.net:
1901 Census
The Scots got it right!
The 1901 Scottish census launched without problems on 24 January
2002. The General Register Office for Scotland contracted Origins.net, the
company who pioneered this type of service, and so therefore knew better
than anyone how to avoid the problems that the PRO has encountered.
Scots Origins traffic has also gone up by an order of magnitude,
but users are "amazed at the speed of downloads." One of our users
has alerted us to the discussions on soc.gen.brit about the 1901 census
on the PRO site and states that the general consensus is: "... the
PRO in England and Qinetiq, the company the company they contracted to put
the English census online could definitely learn a lot from your excellent
work… maybe you guys should make the PRO an offer…!"
Since 1998, Origins.net has been home to Scots Origins, providing
exclusive online access to the General Register Office for Scotland’s birth
and marriage records from 1553-1900, death records for 1855 to 1925, and
the 1881, 1891, and now, 1901 census records. Early 2001 saw the launch
of English Origins, with Origins.net working alongside the Society of Genealogists
to provide access to key English records. (Please see site for cost and
navigation information.)
For further information about Origins.net and the 1901 census,
please go to www.origins.net
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