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FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY CLASS HANDOUT England & Wales Census Records 1841-1911 & Indexes Census records are one of the best ways to locate your ancestors at a given place and time. By following ancestors through every available census, you can learn about their parents and siblings, their spouse and children, occupational changes, where they lived and when they died. Census records are the backbone of 19 th century England and Wales research. BACKGROUND A census is the statistical count of a country’s population taken for the purpose of: • Accurate government representation. • Tax collection. • Military purposes. The first government census was taken in 1801. Census records from 1801-1831 contain mostly statistical information. A few include names; see Colin Chapman’s book ‘Pre-1841 Censuses and Population listings’ - FHL 942 X27cc The 1841 census was first to list people by name. A census was then taken every ten years since, except for 1941 (due to WWII). Census records are released 100 years after taken. Knowing when a census was taken is important as it will reflect a person’s age as reported in the census. Following are dates of those taken 1841 – 1911: 1841 – June 7 1851 – March 31 1861 – April 8 1871 – April 3 1881 – April 4 1891 – April 6 1901 – April 1 1911 – April 2 WHAT WILL YOU FIND ON A CENSUS 1841 Census: • Names • Ages (rounded down to nearest 5 years for those over age 15) • Gender • Occupations • Whether or not born in same county as residence at time of census • Residence address 1851-1901 Censuses: • Name • Age • Gender • Relationship to head of household • Marital status • Occupation • Birth place (parish!) • Residence address 1911 Census: • Name • Age • Gender • Relationship to head of household • Marital status • Children born alive to present marriage • Children still living • Children who have died • Occupation • Birth place (parish!) • Residence address • Nationality
FINDING A CENSUS 1. Pick a Web site which contains census records for the British Isles 2. Search online index 3. View original images Online Census Web sites: www.familysearch.org 1841 - 1901 Indexes (free) www.ancestry.co.uk 1841-1901 Indexes & Images ($) www.findmypast.co.uk 1841-1911 Indexes & Images ($) www.theGenealogist.co.uk 1841-1901 Indexes & Images ($) www.originsnetwork.com 1841, 1861-1871 Indexes & Images ($) www.1911census.co.uk 1911 Index (free) & Images ($) • FamilySearch is accessible from home without a subscription • With Ancestry.com you can search censuses using parents • In Ancestry.com and Findmypast.co.uk one can browse the census by parish. • The Genealogist.co.uk is a great web site for searching by using multiple family members. • The Genealogist.co.uk and Findmypast.co.uk can be searched using a street address. • Remember - subscription web sites mentioned above are free at the Family History Library. Other Useful Websites � The "official" 1901 census site www.1901census.nationalarchives.gov.uk (index free, images $) � Try www.freecen.org.uk for free census transcriptions. � Check www.censusfinder.com for your country and county to see what is available in the way of individual transcriptions and indexes. � Try a Google search on the Internet. Use keywords like [Parish] or [County] [Census Year] Census, for example-- Cambridgeshire 1841 Census. � Many census indexes and some with images of the census can be purchased through family history societies or genealogical companies. Use www.genuki.org.uk and go to your country and then county and then the topic “Societies” to find the Web site for the family history society in your ancestral area. SEARCH TIPS � Names may be misspelled. � Relationships may not be expressed in terms we understand today. � Ages and birth places may not be accurate. � Jurisdictions changed. � People may not be where expected. � Pages may be unreadable. � If you don’t find your ancestors using one Web site than try searching another one. � Remember different people indexed the different Web sites. One surname may be misspelled on one site and spelled correctly on another.
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