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Using the national census is essential for Welsh genealogical research, especially in the industrial districts of south Wales, where most people were originally from a rural area. From 1851 onwards, census records give the parish of birth for each individual in a household. | Using the national census is essential for Welsh genealogical research, especially in the industrial districts of south Wales, where most people were originally from a rural area. From 1851 onwards, census records give the parish of birth for each individual in a household. | ||
The British government has taken censuses every ten years since 1801, except for 1941. The first census to list every person by name was taken in 1841. Earlier censuses contain only statistical information, but some parishes did compile lists of names while gathering information for the census, a few of which survive. See the Place Search of the | The British government has taken censuses every ten years since 1801, except for 1941. The first census to list every person by name was taken in 1841. Earlier censuses contain only statistical information, but some parishes did compile lists of names while gathering information for the census, a few of which survive. See the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
;'''WALES, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - CENSUS''' | ;'''WALES, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - CENSUS''' | ||
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*''Index of Place Names Showing the Library Microfilm Numbers for the 1841–1891 Census Records of England, Wales, Channel Islands and Isle of Man.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 1992. (Family History Library {{FHL|942 X2pi|disp=book 942 X2pi; microfiche 6024509}}.) | *''Index of Place Names Showing the Library Microfilm Numbers for the 1841–1891 Census Records of England, Wales, Channel Islands and Isle of Man.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 1992. (Family History Library {{FHL|942 X2pi|disp=book 942 X2pi; microfiche 6024509}}.) | ||
The microfilm and microfiche numbers may also be found in the | The microfilm and microfiche numbers may also be found in the FamilySearch Catalog in the Place Search under: | ||
;'''WALES, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - CENSUS''' | ;'''WALES, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - CENSUS''' | ||
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*1891 Family History Library {{FHL|942 X22i|disp=book 942 X22i}} 1891 | *1891 Family History Library {{FHL|942 X22i|disp=book 942 X22i}} 1891 | ||
The | The FamilySearch Catalog lists surname indexes under: | ||
;'''WALES, [COUNTY] - CENSUS - [YEAR] - INDEXES''' | ;'''WALES, [COUNTY] - CENSUS - [YEAR] - INDEXES''' | ||
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See 1881 British Census Indexes (34933) and Using the 1881 British Census Indexes (34700) for additional information. | See 1881 British Census Indexes (34933) and Using the 1881 British Census Indexes (34700) for additional information. | ||
To locate the microfiche numbers for the 1881 census indexes, look in the | To locate the microfiche numbers for the 1881 census indexes, look in the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
;'''[COUNTRY] - CENSUS - 1881 - INDEXES''' | ;'''[COUNTRY] - CENSUS - 1881 - INDEXES''' | ||
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*''Register of Towns Indexed by Streets.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 1998. (Family History Library {{FHL|740425|title-id|disp=book 942 X22r 1999; microfiche 6026692}}.) | *''Register of Towns Indexed by Streets.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 1998. (Family History Library {{FHL|740425|title-id|disp=book 942 X22r 1999; microfiche 6026692}}.) | ||
If the above register does not list the town or district you need for a particular year, look for a street index in the Place Search of the | If the above register does not list the town or district you need for a particular year, look for a street index in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
;'''WALES - CENSUS - [YEAR] - INDEXES''' | ;'''WALES - CENSUS - [YEAR] - INDEXES''' | ||