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[[Image:Goarrow.png]] | [[Image:Goarrow.png]] [[England Genealogy|England]] ; [[England|Lancashire]] | ||
<br>Today, there are many useful websites and computer indexes for all of | <br>Today, there are many useful websites and computer indexes for all of England, Wales and Scotland. These include those found at FamilySearch.org, the UK National Archives, Ancestry.com, findmypast, etc. These are a good place to begin your search for people in the census. | ||
=== How surname indexes can help locate a person when a computer search of the large census databases is unsuccessful. === | === How surname indexes can help locate a person when a computer search of the large census databases is unsuccessful. === | ||
There are, however, times when you cannot find your ancestor in these large indexes. | There are, however, times when you cannot find your ancestor in these large indexes. Perhaps, a mistake was made when these large indexes were made, or a person's name was not easy to recognize in the census enumeration book, or the surname was spelled differently. In such a situation, you may be able to find your ancestor in the census by using a smaller surname index for the parish or town of interest. When looking at a smaller index, it can be easier to pick out an alternative spelling of a person's surname. These indexes are also ideal for finding all of the people with a specific surname in a specific location. | ||
Many of these are available, in book, CD, | Many of these are available, in book, CD, microfilm and microfiche form. The FamilySearch Library (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) has a large and growing collection of these smaller indexes. | ||
=== How to use this table to find indexes at the library. === | === How to use this table to find indexes at the library. === | ||
Below are links to alphabetical lists of place names within this county for which the FamilySearch Library has an index. | Below are links to alphabetical lists of place names within this county for which the FamilySearch Library has an index. The tables contain the library call numbers for each place-name index that the FamilySearch Library has in its collection. The call numbers are generally shown for the census years from 1841-1871 and 1891-1901, however there are a few indexes for other years. The surname index tables show the place name, its parish and the year for which an index is available. | ||
The 1881 surname index books have not been tabulated in this reference table since FamilySearch has a large nationwide computer surname index for this year or it can be found on microfiche | The 1881 surname index books have not been tabulated in this reference table since FamilySearch has a large nationwide computer surname index for this year or it can be found on microfiche #6086201-207. <br> | ||
Click on the below link to go to the alphabetical list that contains the placename and the census index for which you are looking.<br> | Click on the below link to go to the alphabetical list that contains the placename and the census index for which you are looking.<br> | ||
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[[Category:Lancashire Census Records]] | [[Category:Lancashire Census Records]] | ||
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