Census Help System
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  • Frequently asked questions

    • About the Census

  • What is the Census?
  • What can the census do for you?

    • About Searching the Census data

  • Search Tips
  • Limit the Search Results shown on each page
  • Search for a Person: Basic Searching Techniques
  • ................................Names
  • ................................Other (middle) names
  • ................................Irregular names
  • ................................Age
  • ................................Occupation
  • ................................Where born
  • ................................Marital Condition(status)
  • ................................Relationship to Head of household
  • ................................Person Results Lists
  • ................................Not found the right Person?
  • ................................Too Many Result Entries?
  • ............................... Advanced Searching
  • Search for an Address
  • ................................Address (general search tips)
  • ................................Address Results Lists
  • ................................Address (house and/or street)
  • ................................Not found the right Address?
  • ................................More than 300 results?
  • Search for a Place
  • ................................Place keywords
  • ................................Place Results Lists
  • ................................Not found the right Place?
  • Search for a Vessel
  • ................................Vessel Results List
  • ................................Not found the right Vessel?
  • Search for an Institution
  • ................................Institution Results List
  • ................................Not found the right Institution?

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    • Payments and Charges for the service

  • Census Charges
  • Payment methods
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  • Privacy of personal details
  • Terms & Conditions for Credit Cards or Voucher users
  • Bulk Voucher Purchase Accounts
  • Bulk Voucher Terms & Conditions
  • Voucher Suppliers

    • General Information

  • Contacting the Help Desk
  • List of Census Data Amendments
  • Index of all Help
  • Netscape Users
  • Understanding Census Terms

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