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Census records may provide indirect information about birth, marriage and death information.

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

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 from other census years if possible
 * use birthplace information to search church and chapel records

Next Steps Tips
 * Compare new information with previously known details
 * Find your relative in each census available for their lifetime
 * Find family members in additional records to verify that the details are correct

Census ages can be off by a few years

If the family or individual is not found where you expect:
 * they may have moved
 * they may have emigrated
 * check to see if the census for a specific place in Wales is missing (Missing Census Records)