1861 England & Wales Census Announcement

At Ancestry.com we are pleased to announce the completion of the 1861 England and Wales Census project.

Unlike past projects where the census project has taken over a year to complete, we have improved our effectiveness and quality control to enable a single release of the entire census less than three months from the completion of the 1901 and 1871 Census projects.

For the first time in its complete, searchable form, the 1861 England and Wales Census contains just under 20 million total names, including:

Queen Victoria
RG 9/653, Folio 48

John Cadbury (Cocoa Manufacturer)
RG9/2124, Folio 4-5

Benjamin Disraeli (Privy Councillor)
RG9/43, Folio 65

Heathfield H Stephenson (professional cricketer)
RG9/1457, Folio 70

Charles Dickens
RG9/83, Folio 111

This new addition to the United Kingdom & Ireland collection now gives family history researchers in Britain access to complete images and every-name indexes for 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, and 1901 Census records for England, Wales, Channel Islands and Isle of Man.

For those attending the Family History Fair in London this weekend, our stand will be featuring free look-ups for all these census years as well as the millions of civil registration and parish records we also provide to subscribers.

Without fail, as soon as an announcement of this nature is made, we get questions regarding the next project. While we are not ready to predict a completion date for the next census project, we are tracking well to launch another complete census late this year.

Enjoy!
L. Brown
Project Manager
Ancestry.com