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findmypast.com is the premier website for British family history

• England and Wales censuses for 1841,1851**, 1861, 1871, 1881*, 1891, and 1901**
• High quality images of original census documents for you to save and print
• Highly detailed transcriptions, the accuracy of which is second to none
• Search the censuses for both people and addresses
• Access millions of other records, including BMDs, parish records, military records,
  electoral roll searches, our exclusive Passenger Lists and much more

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Our most comprehensive subscription is the Explorer, giving you access to censuses, BMDs, parish records,
military records, our exclusive Passenger Lists and more.

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Help create free public access to a US or England and Wales census by volunteering as an indexer in one of the Family Search projects.

   * Currently, only transcriptions are available for the 1881 census - images are forthcoming.
 ** The 1851 and 1901 censuses are not yet complete. The remaining counties will be added in the coming months.
*** Excludes Memorial Scrolls.