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To search for ancestry in Lancashire census records, first search for indexes. These are available at several online locations including thegenealogist.co.uk, findmypast.com, ancestry.co.uk, Britishorigins.com, FamilyRelative.co.uk and others as well on microfilm at the Lancashire Record Office, The Family History Library, The Society of Genealogists as well as The National Archives, Kew. For online (free) sites, also see [http://www.fhlfavorites.info/ FHLFavorites.info]&nbsp;(click "England", then "Lancashire" and then "Census" for additional census transcriptions and indexes for Lancashire).&nbsp;<br>
To search for ancestry in Lancashire census records, first search for indexes. These are available at several online locations including thegenealogist.co.uk, findmypast.com, ancestry.co.uk, Britishorigins.com, FamilyRelative.co.uk and others as well on microfilm at the Lancashire Record Office, The Family History Library, The Society of Genealogists as well as The National Archives, Kew. For online (free) sites, also see [http://www.fhlfavorites.info/ FHLFavorites.info]&nbsp;(click "England", then "Lancashire" and then "Census" for additional census transcriptions and indexes for Lancashire).&nbsp;<br>


Click here ([[Lancashire Census Surname Index|Lancashire Census Surname Index main page]]) to see a list of the census surname indexes for local places and parishes in this county.  
==== [[England Census|Census]] ====
 
The following two web sites provide online data at no cost, which covers Adlington chapelry for 1881 and the 1901 censuses:
 
1881 - [http://familysearch.org FamilySearch]
 
1901 - [http://1901censusonline.com 1901CensusOnline]&lt;br&gt;
 
Lancashire census records have been indexed and transcribed countywide, and made available online by the following subscription web sites for the census years, 1841-1911''':'''
 
*[http://www.ancestry.co.uk Ancestry.co.uk] <br>*[http://findmypast.com FindMyPast.com] <br>*[http://thegenealogist.com TheGenealogist.co.uk]
 
Click here ([[Lancashire Census Surname Index|Lancashire Census Surname Index main page]]) to see a list of the census surname indexes for local places and parishes in this county held at the Family History Library.


The&nbsp;Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society have compiled transcriptions to&nbsp;a rare set of the--as yet--largely inaccessible&nbsp;"unfilmed 1851 census" of&nbsp;Lancashire and have made these available for purchase. They are&nbsp;now available at the Family History Library (but not its satellite family history centers). They include the following Lancashire townships and parishes:  
The&nbsp;Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society have compiled transcriptions to&nbsp;a rare set of the--as yet--largely inaccessible&nbsp;"unfilmed 1851 census" of&nbsp;Lancashire and have made these available for purchase. They are&nbsp;now available at the Family History Library (but not its satellite family history centers). They include the following Lancashire townships and parishes:  
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