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==== Jurisdictions ====
==== Jurisdictions ====
To help find census records and to locate where your ancestors lived on a map, it is important to understand the jurisdictions and administrative systems of the census.  
To help find census records and to locate where your ancestors lived on a map, it is important to understand the jurisdictions and administrative systems of the census. Visit [http://maps.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Maps] to learn more about the jurisdictions of England in 1851.


In 1841, records were arranged primarily by civil parish, then by a sub-registertration district, then an enumeration district
In 1841, records were arranged primarily by civil parish, then by a sub-registertration district, then an enumeration district
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