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28 September 2009

Five new 1851 census counties launched

We’ve added five complete counties to the 1851 census, bringing it a crucial step closer to completion. That’s over 3.2 million new census records that are ready for you to search. The following new counties have been added:

• Yorkshire
• Warwickshire
• Cheshire
• Sussex
• Hertfordshire

Crisp new images and accurate transcriptions

As with our newly-completed 1881 census, the 1851 census has been freshly transcribed from a crisp set of high-quality images. If you’ve struggled to find your ancestors on other versions of the census, there’s a good chance that you’ll find them by searching the findmypast.com transcription.

Find your ancestors in the new 1851 census records now   

More counties coming soon.

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