Is Anyone Else Blocked from Seeing 1950 Census at FamilySearch?

Question

I just searched for someone (who is deceased) on FamilySearch, and saw that the result shows up in the search (some States are searchable and indexed). Then, when I click on the person, it says:

We're unable to show this record to you. This record can only be displayed on certain accounts. FamilySearch must honor the agreements we have with our partners, record owners, and internal policies.

The person in question was born in 1892, and died in 1961.

I tried looking at FamilySearch for the answer, but did not find it. I think it could be a glitch, or it could be that until Ancestry.com gets all of the checked/corrected indexed results from FamilySearch, it is not possible to see them? Or, it could be since I am not a Church member?

Comments

I see someone asked more than a week ago at FamilySearch, and no one answered the question.

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I get odd access rejections now and then on FamilySearch and I found if I wait a few minutes the 'rejection' goes away...now if only life were like that.

Answer 1

It's fine on my end. I tested out the search to see if I got the message. Looked up a guy who died in the 1990s. Shows everyone, including a living individual.

Comments

Here is link for 1950 Census https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/4464515

Then I click on New Jersey on the map https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/4464515?q.anyPlace=New%20Jersey

Then I add just the surname "Durner" in the search, and get this https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&q.anyPlace=New%20Jersey&q.surname=Durner&f.collectionId=4464515 and I click on first result, a cousin of mine, George M Durner https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F9R-ZD8Q

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Yes, the record displays that message the original post was talking about. I was curious to see if it would happen on another unrelated record, which was in a different state. Something is up with this. I am using Google Chrome on Android.

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I tried different record for someone in Nevada, and that worked, so now I think maybe a glitch on some records, or their index hasn't received final OK?

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Yes, sounds like a glitch is occurring!

Answer 2

I get the same message on familysearch that I can't view the record.  No problem viewing it on Ancestry.  It's also available on the National Archives site:  https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?state=NJ&county=Mercer&ed=11-77C&scheduleId=3467189#.Yz-xeSw-Vu8.link

Answer 3

This has suddenly started happening to me this week.  Has something changed again?  It's pretty annoying given that there's no explanation on the FamilySearch page about the 1950 census, that the records are supposed be free that I helped index a ton of images and now, apparently have no access.

Comments

Make sure you're logged in to Family Search. I don't get that message but when I logged out and followed the link again, then clicked on the image to view that, it sent me to the log in screen. They randomly sign me out much too often so that is why I thought I'd check when logged out.

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Thanks, yes I did check that.  In general I stay logged in.  I was able to see one 1950 census image (of course the citations have been junk for months) but none of the ones where the people were in Florida, but I was working on Florida /South Carolina people yesterday.