England and Wales Census, 1881 - FamilySearch Historical Records

 England

 Wales

What is in This Collection?
The 1891 census taken on the night of 5 April 1891 gave the total population as 33,015,701. Each district being an area that could be enumerated in a day. For reference purposes, the National Archives assigned a piece number to each enumeration district and stamped a folio number in the upper right corner of each right-side page. The number refers to entries on both sides of the page.

Collection Content
Census records usually contain the following information:


 * Town, district, parish and county where census was taken
 * Given name and surname of each household member
 * Relationship to head of household
 * Age of each person on last birthday
 * Marital status and occupation of each household member
 * Birth place for each member
 * Any physical impairments
 * May also list the birth country for people born outside of England

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * To help keep track of your research, you may want to keep a research log. FamilySearch has an example example research log which you can download.
 * Look at an image of the original record. The original may contain information that was not recorded in the index. To find a copy of the original record, visit the The National Archives page
 * Cite the record. See below for help citing this collection..

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking for, What Now?

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This can help you find possible relatives.
 * Search the records of nearby areas.
 * Check for other names. An individual might appear under an unexpected name for a variety of reasons:
 * - They might have been listed under a middle name, nickname, or abbreviation of their given name.
 * -A woman may have returned to her maiden name after the death of her husband.


 * Names may be spelled phonetically (or as they sounded to the census taker).
 * Given names may not be the same as a name recorded in church or vital records.

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

Below are the proper citations to use for this whole collection as well as for individual records and images within it: Collection Citation: Record Citation (or citation for the index entry): Image Citation:

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