Census records

Free UK Genealogy – Human transcription of family history data

Free UK Genealogy works with volunteers to make transcriptions of family history records. Current projects include transcribing the England and Wales index of Births Marriages and Deaths, historic Parish Registers and 19th Century Censuses. The resulting databases FreeBMD, FreeCEN and…

Bomb Sight – Mapping the WW2 Bomb Census (London)

This project is mapping the London WW2 bomb census between 7 October 1940 and 06 June 1941. The original 1940s bomb census maps have been scanned and geo-referenced with the result that the geographical locations of all the falling bombs…

Findmypast – The 1939 Register – England and Wales

This register contains the names, addresses, occupations, marital status and date of birth of the civil population of England and Wales as recorded on 29 September 1939. It was used as the basis for rationing, identity cards and, in post-war…

Ancestry.com – United Kingdom – Census and Voters Lists

These include:• 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and 1911 census for England, Scotland (not 1911), Wales, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. The records are fully indexed with a free surname search. A variety of subscription options offer…

Ancestry.com – England Family History Research Page

There are 1551+ data collections online. The records are fully indexed with a free surname search. Subscription options offer access to transcripts or digitised records.  The collections are arranged in the following categories:• England Census & Voter Lists• England Birth,…

Cornwall Online Census Project

This project is part of the FreeCen project which is transcribing UK 19th century census returns to create a free online searchable database. The 1841, 1851, 1861, 1881 and 1891 census transcripts for Cornwall are available online.

Findmypast – Census Records

Offers access to the 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and 1911 census of England & Wales. The records are fully indexed with a free surname and address search. A variety of subscription options offer access to digitised copies…

Norwich Census of the Poor 1570

This data was first transcribed from the original documents and analysed in detail by John F Pound in the 1960s and published on paper by the Public Record Society. The data was converted into electronic form by Paul Welbank in…