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Census records may provide indirect information about birth, marriage and death information. Look at when your relative died to see if census records may help.

Discover: name; age; marital status; relationships; occupation; place of birth (usually the parish and county)

Look for your relative in every available census. 1841 Exact place of birth was not recorded so compare with later census information 1851 and later
 * search the free 1841 census index
 * look at birthplace for each person in the home
 * ages for people older than 15 are usually rounded down to the nearest 5
 * compare birthplace information for neighbors
 * search the free index 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911
 * look at birthplace for each person in the home
 * compare birthplace information other census years if possible
 * use birthplace information to search church and chapel records

Next Steps
 * Compare new information with previously known details
 * Find family members in additional records to verify that the details are correct