User:Iluvhistory66/Sandbox/Finding Ancestors Through England Census

This page is for Guided Research: It is for those people who do not know their ancestor's county of origin. The purpose of the page is to give a step by step guide to England and Wales Census records. It is also to guide them to the important information found on the census. Use as an example: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/GuidedResearch:Mexico

HELPFUL information on England Census:

1841 Census:
 * Name and age of every person
 * If they were born in county of their present residence
 * Profession

1851 Census:
 * Name and age of every person
 * Name of county of birth
 * Relation to head of household
 * Profession

1861 Census:
 * Name and age of every person
 * Name of parish and county of each person
 * Relation to head of household
 * Profession

1871 Census 1881 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census 1911 Census 1921 Census – Will be released in 2022

How to find a relative by using England Censuses: 1.	In FamilySearch choose the tab “Search” 2.	Click on first option “records” 3.	Under world map and under the heading “Find a Collection” enter in the “Collection Title” box ‘England and Wales”. 4.	From the drop down choose “England and Wales Census (choose which year you want)” 5.	This takes you to “England and Wales Census, 1841” page 6.	Fill out the information you know about your ancestor in the boxes under the “Search Collection” heading 7.	Leave birthplace empty 8.	For best results put in a range of 2 to 10 years for “birth year” boxes.
 * a.	Example: If you know your ancestor was born approx. 1835 put in a range of 1830 to 1840. If this brings up too many results, narrow your search by a year or two.

9.	Now you are on the results page 10.	The results show has four columns.
 * a.First column is the name on the census and the name of the collection
 * b.Second column is headed “events”. The birth year and county are listed above the current residence which shows the year and the parish/town, county, country and United Kingdom
 * c.Third column is for “relationships”. This shows names from the same household listed on the censuses. This is a good place to look for names of siblings, parents, spouses, etc. that are already known.
 * d.Fourth column is “view” this shows the type of image on file. The paper shows a transcription of the record. The camera means there is an image of the original record to view. The small pedigree picture means you can view the attached tree to this person.

Why knowing profession is important:
 * The profession of the father is most often the profession of the sons. Knowing this helps narrow down the results from the census search.

Search hints:
 * You can choose more than one census to search by going to the collections tab and clicking the years you want to search. However, if you do too many years in one search it brings up a lot of records and is harder to narrow down your search.
 * If search of name and birth year (approx.) renders many results, add a name of father or mother, sibling or spouse. It helps narrow down the results.

How to find a relative by using England Censuses:

To find the town where your ancestor lived:
Option A: If your ancestor lived in England between 1841 and 1911 use The England and Wales Censuses. 1841 Census Option B: If your ancestor was born after 1 July 1837, civil registration records may have the information you are searching for. Be aware that these records are sporadic until 1874.