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13 May 2009

4.5 million new 1901 census records

The county of Lancashire, comprising over 4.5 million records, has been added to the 1901 census. As ever, each of these records comes newly transcribed from a set of freshly scanned high-quality images.

Find your Lancastrian ancestors in the 1901 census now

Lancashire in 1901

In 1901 Lancashire encompassed several hundred mill towns and collieries, which had sprung up during the industrial revolution. The seaside town of Blackpool had become a magnet for holidaymakers and particularly for residents of Lancashire’s mill towns, who flocked to Blackpool for wakes weeks: the week-long summer breaks when the cotton mills of a particular town would close.

A Lancashire soprano

Among the famous Lancastrians found on the 1901 census is Eva turner, who would make her name as an opera singer and received a DBE in 1962. On the 1901 census she is nine years old and living in Oldham with her parents and brother. Her father, Charles, is listed as an engine driver at a cotton mill (click image to enlarge):        

More 1901 census counties coming soon.

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