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The first effective census for researchers occurred in 1841 with the most recently released being 1911. Finding ancestors in households, with siblings and parents creates a snapshot in time, and opens up other avenues of family history research to family members. | The first effective census for researchers occurred in 1841 with the most recently released being 1911. Finding ancestors in households, with siblings and parents creates a snapshot in time, and opens up other avenues of family history research to family members. | ||
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In recognizing the need for more accurate record keeping, the government began Civil Registration on July 1, 1837. The records of births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales are available to everyone and a valuable resource for that time period. | In recognizing the need for more accurate record keeping, the government began Civil Registration on July 1, 1837. The records of births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales are available to everyone and a valuable resource for that time period. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zEuPmmd2XAbALJpKMlGG8_7QsLHx35or/view?usp=sharing <b>England & Wales – Census & Civil Registration Records</b>] (McKinstry) | ||
====England & Wales – Records of the Church & Their Poor Pre-1837==== | ====England & Wales – Records of the Church & Their Poor Pre-1837==== |
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