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*The 1851 census for the counties of Devon, Norfolk, and Warwick is transcribed and indexed. This index is available on microfiche and for [http://www.ldscatalog.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?c purchase] on compact disc.
*The 1851 census for the counties of Devon, Norfolk, and Warwick is transcribed and indexed. This index is available on microfiche and for [http://www.ldscatalog.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?c purchase] on compact disc.


== Tips on how to search the Family History Library Catalog<br>  ==
== How to Search the Family History Library Catalog for Census <br>  ==


To find microfilm numbers listed in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog], for the census of a town of interest to you, do a Place Search for the town name then click on the link for the topic of Census.&nbsp; If Census is not listed among the topics for that town, it is probably not a parish or city.&nbsp; You should look in a [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Gazetteers.html gazetteer] to determine the parish where your town is located.&nbsp;<br>
To find microfilm numbers listed in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog], for the census of a town of interest to you, do a Place Search for the town name then click on the link for the topic of Census.&nbsp; If Census is not listed among the topics for that town, it is probably not a parish or city.&nbsp; You should look in a [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Gazetteers.html gazetteer] to determine the parish where your town is located.&nbsp;<br>  


[[Category:England|Category Page for England]]
[[Category:England|Category Page for England]]
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