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Be aware of the date of each census for family members as that will help in determining the birth year for family members as it is reported. The date that each census was taken is as follows: | Be aware of the date of each census for family members as that will help in determining the birth year for family members as it is reported. The date that each census was taken is as follows: | ||
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==== Smaller Local Census Surname Indexes at the Family History Library ==== | |||
In addition to the nationwide census surname indexes, there are many smaller surname indexes, created by individuals and family history societies in England, that cover specific counties, districts or parishes. The following links will direct you to pages that show these smaller surname indexes for each county, and which are found in the [[Family History Library]]'s collection. | |||
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| [[Bedfordshire Census Surname Index|Bedfordshire Indexes]] | |||
| [[Berkshire Census Surname Index|Berkshire Indexes]] | |||
| [[Buckinghamshire Census Surname Index|Buckinghamshire Indexes]] | |||
| [[Cambridgeshire Census Surname Index|Cambridgeshire Indexes]] | |||
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| [[Cheshire Census Surname Index|Cheshire Indexes]] | |||
| [[Cornwall Census Surname Index|Cornwall Indexes]] | |||
| [[Cumberland Census Surname Index|Cumberland Indexes]] | |||
| [[Derbyshire Census Surname Index|Derbyshire Indexes]] | |||
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| [[Devon Census Surname Index|Devon Indexes]] | |||
| [[Dorset Census Surname Index|Dorset Indexes]] | |||
| [[Durham Census Surname Index|Durham Indexes]] | |||
| [[Essex Census Surname Index|Essex Indexes]] | |||
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| [[Gloucestershire Census Surname Index|Gloucestershire Indexes]] | |||
| [[Hampshire Census Surname Index|Hampshire Indexes]] | |||
| [[Herefordshire Census Surname Index|Herefordshire Indexes]] | |||
| [[Hertfordshire Census Surname Index|Hertfordshire Indexes]] | |||
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| [[Huntingdonshire Census Surname Index|Huntingdonshire Indexes]] | |||
| [[Kent Census Surname Index|Kent Indexes]] | |||
| [[Lancashire Census Surname Index|Lancashire Indexes]] | |||
| [[Leicestershire Census Surname Index|Leicestershire Indexes]] | |||
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| [[Lincolnshire Census Surname Index|Lincolnshire Indexes]] | |||
| [[London and Middlesex Census Surname Indexes at the Family History Library|London Indexes]] | |||
| [[London and Middlesex Census Surname Indexes at the Family History Library|Middlesex Indexes]] | |||
| [[Norfolk Census Surname Index|Norfolk Indexes]] | |||
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| [[Northamptonshire Census Surname Index|Northamptonshire Indexes]] | |||
| [[Northumberland Census Surname Index|Northumberland Indexes]] | |||
| [[Nottinghamshire Census Surname Index|Nottinghamshire Indexes]] | |||
| [[Oxfordshire Census Surname Index|Oxfordshire Indexes]] | |||
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| [[Rutland Census Surname Index|Rutland Indexes]] | |||
| [[Shropshire Census Surname Index|Shropshire Indexes]] | |||
| [[Somerset Census Surname Index|Somerset Indexes]] | |||
| [[Staffordshire Census Surname Index|Staffordshire Indexes]] | |||
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| [[Suffolk Census Surname Index|Suffolk Indexes]] | |||
| [[Surrey Census Surname Index|Surrey Indexes]] | |||
| [[Sussex Census Surname Index|Sussex Indexes]] | |||
| [[Warwickshire Census Surname Index|Warwickshire Indexes]] | |||
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| [[Westmoreland Census Surname Index|Westmoreland Indexes]] | |||
| [[Wiltshire Census Surname Indexes at the Family History Library|Wiltshire Indexes]] | |||
| [[Worcestershire Census Surname Index|Worcestershire Indexes]] | |||
| [[Yorkshire Census Surname Index|Yorkshire Indexes]] | |||
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