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Jennifer

Jennifer Report 16 Feb 2005 10:11

Does anyone know where to search early census records like 1841 or earlier?

Joy

Joy Report 16 Feb 2005 10:35

Either on a CD that you can buy, or some kind soul may do a look up for you if you have the address if she/she has a CD; or at a main library or records office you can search it on fiche / film. Joy

Judith

Judith Report 16 Feb 2005 11:40

Censuses earlier than 1841 were really just headcounts, a few lists of householders names survive - those that do will probably be in the county record office for the area. The 1841 and all others, up to 1901 can be viewed for the whole of England and Wales at the Family Records Centre in Myddleton Street London or county records offices and some large libraries hold them for their local area.

Jennifer

Jennifer Report 16 Feb 2005 11:47

thanks guys! Do most large libraries have the micro fiche records?

Joy

Joy Report 16 Feb 2005 11:52

also, please see my census dates thread that gives lots of information about census. Joy

Shaun

Shaun Report 16 Feb 2005 12:37

My local library, which is a small town one in Scotland, has the 1841 and 1851 censuses in easy to read booklet form for the whole Shire. Shaun

Darksecretz

Darksecretz Report 16 Feb 2005 22:59

hiya, the best chance you have by looking in a library is to make sure it has a local studies section, this will most probably have microfische readers in, failing that your local archives office Regards Julie