Anglesey Census Surname Index

Anglesey Census Surname Indexes at the Family History Library[edit | edit source]

=== How surname indexes can help locate a person when a computer search of the

large census databases is unsuccessful. ===

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.

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, microfilm and microfiche

form. The Family History Library (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) has a large

and growing collection of these smaller indexes.

Below are links to alphabetical lists of place names within this county for

which the Family History Library has an index. The tables contain

the library call numbers for each place-name index that the Family

History 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 #6086201-207.

Click on the below link to go to the alphabetical list that contains the

placename and the census index for which you are looking.