Search 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
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Who are you looking for?
Search for your ancestors amongst the 23 million people who were living in England, Wales and Scotland on April 7th, 1861, and discover a detailed snapshot of their life at the time - their age, occupation, where they lived, who they lived with, their marital status and many more details about their lives and relationships.
Each record is a transcript and an image of the relevant entry.
The amount of information listed varies, but the 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census records usually include a combination of the following information about your ancestor:
The 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census was taken on the night of 7 April 1861 and gave the total population as 23,085,579.
If you inexplicably can’t find a male ancestor, who’s over the age of 14 and who you know should be in the census, then the best place to start looking is the 1861 World Wide Army Index. An incredibly valuable census substitute, this resource gives the names of 245,000 serving soldiers, not just those who were posted in Britain but also those who found themselves in the further reaches of Queen Victoria’s Empire. Many of the men who don’t show up in the census would have been away when it was being taken because they were serving in the army or navy.
However the census does include details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks.
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