Below is a list of the books affected that we know of, both those missing in their entirety m and those which are incomplete i in the national archives. If they estimate 5 10% of the 1861 census is missing how come they all. You may still find that an odd page is missing in this or any census, and we dont always know about all of them only last week i had to disappoint an enquirer who hoped that a page missing from the online census has just been left out when it was scanned from the film. Below is a list of the books affected that we know of, both those. Few local indexes exist see genuki county pages missing pieces. Well i cannot find william and elizabeth in 1861, but they can be found on the 1841 census ho107 piece 680 book 12 folio 31 page 55 barlow street. Gro staff once had to refer to the books to verify ages for pension.
The wales missing census records wiki article lists those missing census records and may identify. Population schedule for england, wales, isle of man and channel islands showing population as of 7 april 1861. William conner when did he marry mary odonnell page 3. The books were then filmed in 1970 to prevent the increasing usage from destroying these fragile records. Missing pages of the 1861 census family history uk. There are some pages missing from all censuses, but 1861 has suffered most. There are a number of enumeration books missing, or parts of enumeration books usually missing start or finish, from the 1861 census. The missing pieces and their coverage are detailed on this findmypast page. This page, from the enumeration books, shows part of the head count at. The golden rule of family history is to check the original historical record, or primary source, wherever possible. An indexed transcript has been published by the clwyd family history society, and a copy is available at the national archives.
The uk 1861 census each householder was required to complete a census schedule giving the address of the household, the names, ages, sex, occupations and places of birth of each individual residing in his or her accommodation. The new brunswick census of 1861, albert county, nb canada. For a full list of the missing pieces read our census for england, wales and scotland. This database will detail those persons enumerated in the 1861 census of england and is an everyname index. Various parts of the england, wales, and scotland census returns from 1841 to 1911 are incomplete and have pieces missing. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to the actual images of the 1861 census, reproduced by courtesy of the national archives, london, england. Note that a number of pieces of the 1861 census have been lost. Pieces from rg9 where all parishes are missing we do not have any records for these pieces. There are a number of enumeration books missing, or parts of enumeration books usually.
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