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== Census Records at the Family History Library == | == Census Records at the Family History Library == | ||
The Family History Library has | The Family History Library has online subscriptions to various websites that give access to indexes (and sometimes images) of the census records for 1841 through 1911, and provides that access free-of-charge to library patrons. It also has microfilm copies of the census for 1841 through 1891. The film numbers are listed in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog] under parish names (Place Search) and the topic of Census. They are also listed in the following library source:<br> | ||
*''Index of Place-names Showing the Library Microfilm Numbers for the 1841–1891 Census of England, Wales, Isle of Man, and Channel Islands''. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Family History Library, 1999. (FHL book 942 X2pi, 1999; also on microfiche 6024509.) <br> | |||
An extension of the library are the Family History Centers located around the world. Anyone can borrow microfilm copies of census through the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Family History Centers]. Some large centers may also have subscriptions to websites that provide online access to the census.<br> | |||
=== Census Indexes in the pre internet age === | === Census Indexes in the pre internet age === | ||
The library has a excellent collection of printed census indexes that have been created by family history societies in England. In the British Reference area | The library has a excellent collection of printed census indexes that have been created by [http://www.genuki.org.uk/Societies/England.html family history societies] in England. In the British Reference area of the library is a "Census Surname Index" register that lists all of the printed surname indexes the library has for each county. This register is not available in family history centers, but the printed indexes are also listed in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog] under the county or parish as the Place and under the name of the publishing society as the Author. ''<br>'' | ||
For printed surname indexes that are not at the Family History Library, look in: | |||
*Gibson, Jeremy, and Elizabeth Hampson, Editors. ''Marriage and Census Indexes for Family Historians''. (FHL book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1007927&disp=Marriage+and+census+indexes+for+family+h%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 D27gjh], 2001) <br> | |||
For | There are a few pre-1841 census records that survive. For a list, see: | ||
*Chapman, Colin R. ''Pre-1841 Censuses & Population Listings in the British Isles. Fourth Edition''. Dursley, England: Lochin Publishing, 1994. (FHL book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=942+X27cc 942 X27cc].) <br> | |||
== Online Training For Research In the British Census == | |||
<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'"> | <span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif';">The Family History Library has an [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/education/frameset_education.asp?PAGE=education_research_series_online.asp%3FActiveTab=2 online tutorial] for the English census available at www.familysearch.org. </span><span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif';"></span><span style="font-family: arial;" class="Apple-style-span"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;" class="Apple-style-span"></span><br> | ||
== Census Indexes Online<br> == | == Census Indexes Online<br> == | ||