Dorset Census

In Dorset, as with the rest of England, census records that recorded the names of individuals begin in 1841 and every 10 years thereafter.

The earlier 1801 to 1831 census records were mainly statistical. The table shown on the right list the population of Dorset at each census.


 * Dorset Census Surname Index - an alphabetical listing of place names within Dorset for which the Family History Library has an index.