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Has anyone had problems with 1861 census? I have my family Williams 1841 1851 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911 on the census returns but on the 1861 census they are non existant. I have tried typing in names I thought a transcriber could have put by mistake for Williams but nothing. As there are 10 in the family I can't beleive they all decided to dissappear on cenus night. Any ideas

There are many 'pieces' missing for 1861.........

Known problems with 1861 piece numbers:

Pieces from RG9 where all parishes are missing (we do not have ANY records for these pieces):

145 407 903 1234 4015 4131 4196 4344
219 601 1039 3388 4022 4137 4291 4389


Pieces from RG9 where one or more parishes are missing (we have SOME records for these pieces):

217 690 2211 3913 4027 4143 4173 4211 4265 4295 4330
220 758 2247 3984 4041 4146 4174 4225 4266 4298
229 837 2365 3991 4077 4149 4178 4228 4270 4299
473 863 2625 4010 4078 4154 4184 4231 4272 4301
485 952 3278 4013 4079 4161 4185 4256 4274 4304
499 1047 3652 4014 4132 4163 4187 4261 4276 4309
541 1194 3735 4024 4133 4164 4190 4262 4280 4314
565 1984 3855 4025 4138 4165 4202 4263 4290 4319

could be a transcription error You'd be suprised at some of them. are you on Ancestry, search engine is better there, Also try findmypast you can search on an address
Gary

Ericthered

How do we know if these pieces are ours? Is there a list somewhere? It would be useful to know, not just for RG9 but any other censuses.

Thanks

Margaret

This does not quite match up the numbers but does give an idea of missing parishes:

What places are missing?
Here is a list of counties from The National Archives with the parishes that are missing:
England...

* Cambridgeshire – Leverington Hamlet (part of hamlet Parson-Drove missing).

* Cheshire – Heswall (Gayton and part of Heswall-with-Oldfield missing).

* Durham – Brancepeth (hamlet Hedley Hope missing).

* Kent – Goodnestone (reported missing 2002), Wateringbury (part missing, including hamlet Lily Hoe).

* Middlesex (including London) – all these parishes are part-missing: Inner Temple, St Bride, St Dunstan-in-the-West (hamlets Cliffords Inn and Serjeants Inn, Chancery Lane are missing), St Gregory by St Paul, St Mary Staining, St Michael-le Quern.

* Norfolk – Great Yarmouth (Cobham Island).

* Northumberland – Newburn (part missing – hamlets of Black Callerton, Butterlaw, East and West Whorlton, Newbiggin, East Denton, West Denton, Newburn-Hall and Sugley are all missing).

* Yorkshire – Marske (mostly missing, including hamlets Redcar and Marske).

Wales...

* Brecknockshire – Brecknock (St David and Lower Division or Llanfaes part missing), Llanigon (Llanigon and Glynfach missing), Hay (part missing).

* Cardiganshire – Llanycrwys (part of Fforest and all of Mynachty missing).

* Flintshire – Mold (Nerquis part missing, Gwsaney, Hartsheath and Hendrebiffa missing).

* Merionethshire – Llanfihangel-glynmyfyr (hamlets Llanfihangel-glynmyfyr and Cefnpost missing).

* Monmouthshire – Llangattock (part missing), Magor (hamlet of Redwick missing), Machen (most of Upper Machen and Lower Machen missing, all of Rhydgwern missing – Rhydgwern is in Glamorgan), Michaelstoneyvedw (hamlet of Michaelstoneyvedw Llanvedw missing – this is in Glamorgan), Tythegston (hamlet of Lower Tythegston missing).

* Montgomeryshire – Guilsfield (part missing), Llanarmonmynyddmawr (in Denb, missing), Llanfyllin (mostly missing), Llansaintffraid (Pool Division part missing).

* Radnorshire – Radnor (part missing).

Others...
The islands of Le Marchant and Great and Little Sark are also missing.

I have the same problem with my people on the 1861, it would seem that the Woolich, Kent part seems to have a fair few people missing. I have two families who by rights should be on, but are not. Anyone else had a problem in that area?

Ericthered, repeat message, how do we know if these pieces are relevant to us? Is there a list somewhere of which towns/districts/parishes or whatever they cover?

Margaret