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Search England and Wales census records

Search England and Wales census records

The census, taken every ten years since 1841, provides a perfect snapshot of a day in the life of your ancestors. View the original images and benefit from the most full and accurate transcriptions online.

We are currently working to complete our collection of censuses and will keep updating customers as soon as new records are added.

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Where are the 1851 and 1901 censuses?

At present the 1851 and 1901 censuses are not available on findmypast. We are committed to delivering a complete collection of censuses by the end of 2008 and will update you as soon as new records are added.

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1851 census

We are currently working in conjunction with the Federation of Family History Societies to make the 1851 census available on findmypast.com. We will keep you informed of progress on this project. To stay up to date make sure that you’re signed up to receive our newsletter

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1901 census

We are currently working to make the 1901 census available on findmypast.com. At present the first batch of images are being transcribed, and we hope to see these on the site in summer 2008. The first counties that we will be publishing records from are:

  • Cornwall
  • Durham
  • Glamorganshire
  • Gloucestershire
  • Norfolk
  • Northumberland
  • Middlesex
  • Yorkshire
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