This small book is a comprehensive work on the census returns of England, generally, and of London specifically. It will prove to be invaluable to all those who are undertaking research in England, and will help to alleviate many problems confronting them in this often difficult task.
In Great Britain, decennial census taking began in 1801 and continued through to 1831 without names of complete families being recorded. The 1841 census, the first to carry the names of each person in a household, is structurally different to those which follow, and those taken previously. It contains far more information than the earlier censuses, but not as much as the later one of 1851 onward. British research cannot be done thoroughly without consulting census returns.
'How to Use the Census Returns to Find Your London Family' is a complete guide to searching for your London ancestors in the census returns from 1841-1891, particularly written from an Australian's perspective. It provides not only reference maps, but many of the film numbers which you will need (if wanting to order films to look at through the LDS).
A complete guide to searching for your London ancestors in all census returns, 1841-1891.
Contents:
Foreword
Section 1: How to make use of census returns for your London family history research
Section 2. How to use the London street indexes at your local Family History Centre (LDS)
Section 3. How to make use of the name of the 1851 census at the library of the Genealogy Society of Victoria, and the Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies
Section 4. How to make use of the 1841-1881 registration and film number list in this publication
Section 5. How to use the church parishes to find your London registration district
Section 6. How to use the London postal district numbers
Section 7. How to use the London directories to find your family's address
Section 8. How to access the 1891 census returns
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