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What's In Each Census?

Understanding Your Results

Communities Covered

Sample Transcriptions

What Each District Contains

Piece, Folio, and Page Numbers

Problems with Specific Censuses

What's In Each Census?

Year Night of Information Given How Many Names
Do We Have?
1841 June 6/7 Dwelling, Name, Age, Occupation, Born in county or not;
if an employer, how many employees
306,467
1851 March 30/31 Dwelling, Name, Age, Relation to Head, Marital Status,
Occupation, Birthplace (town/parish & county)
339,496
1861 April 7/8 same as 1851
232,071
1871 April 2/3 same as 1851
293,932
1881 April 3/4 same as 1851
111,916
1891 April 5/6 same as 1851
227,904
1901 Mar 31/Apr 1 same as 1851
50,682

Communities Covered

Our collection includes census transcriptions for the following communities and years.

LocationYearsLocationYears
Aislaby1841-1851Archdeacon Newton1841-1851
Auckland St. Andrew1841-1871Auckland St. Helen1841-1871
Barmpton1841-1851Barmston1841-1871, 1891
Barnard Castle1841-1851, 1871Benfieldside1841-1871
Bill Quay1841Billingham1841-1851
Billingside1841-1871Billy Row1841-1871
Binchester1841-1871Birtley1841-1871, 1891
Bishop Auckland1841-1871Bishop Middleham1841-1891
Bishopley1841-1871Bishopton1841-1851
Bishopwearmouth1841-1851, 1861 (piece 3765 only)Blackwell1841-1851
Bolam1841-1871Boldon1841-1871, 1891
Bournmoor1841-1891Bowburn1841-1871, 1891
Bradbury1841-1891Brafferton1841-1851
Brancepeth1841-1871, 1891Brandon & Byshottles1841-1871, 1891
Brierton1841-1851Broom1841-1871, 1891
Burdon1841-1891Burnhope1841-1871
Butsfield1841-1871Butterwick1841-1891
Byers Green1841-1871Carlbury1841-1851
Carlton1841-1851Cassop1841-1891
Castle Eden1841-1901Chester-le-Street1841-1871, 1891
Chilton1841-1891Chopwell1841
Claxton1841-1851Cleadon1841-1871, 1891
Cleatlam1841-1851, 1871Coatham Mundeville1841-1851
Coatsay Moor1841-1851Cocken1841-1891
Cockerton1841-1851Cockfield1841-1851, 1871
Cold Hesledon1841-1901Collierley1841-1871
Consett1841-1871Conside1841-1871
Cornforth1841-1891Cornsay1841-1871
Coundon1841-1871Coundon Grange1841-1871
Cowpen Bewley1841-1851Coxhoe1841-1891
Crawcrook1841Crook1841-1871
Dalton Piercy1841-1891Dalton-le-Dale1841-1901
Darlington1841-1851Deaf Hill1841-1901
Denton1841-1851Dinsdale1841-1851
Dipton1841-1871Durham City1841, 1851 (partial), 1861
Easington1841-1901Easington Lane1841-1891
East Hartburn1841-1851East Hetton1841-1891
East Thickley1841-1871Ebchester1841-1871
Edmondsley1841-1871, 1891Edmundbyers1841-1871
Egglescliffe1841-1851Egglestone1841-1851, 1871
Eldon1841-1871Elstob1841-1891
Elton1841-1851Elwick1841-1891
Elwick Hall1841-1891Embleton1841-1891
Eppleton1841-1891Escomb1841-1871
Esh1841-1871Evenwood1841-1871
Fatfield1841-1871, 1891Felling1841
Ferryhill1841-1871, 1891Fishburn1841-1891
Ford1841-1851Forest & Frith1841-1851, 1871
Foxton & Shotton1841-1891Framwellgate [Rural]1841-1871, 1891
Frosterley1841-1871Fulwell1841-1871, 1891
Gainford1841-1851, 1871Garmondsway Moor1841-1891
Gateshead1841Great Aycliffe1841-1851
Great Burdon1841-1851Greatham1841-1851
Greencroft1841Grindon1841-1851
Hamsteels1841-1871Hamsterley1841-1871
Harraton1841-1871, 1891Hart1841-1891
Hartlepool1841-1851Harton1841-1871, 1891
Haswell1841-1901Haughton-le-Skerne1841-1851
Hawthorn1841-1901Headlam1841-1851, 1871
Healyfield1841-1871Hebburn1841-1851
Hedley1841-1871, 1891Hedleyhope1841-1851, 1871
Hedworth1841-1851Heighington1841-1851
Helmington Row1841-1871Herrington1841-1891
Hett1841-1871, 1891Hetton-le-Hole1841-1891
Heworth1841High Coniscliffe1841-1851
Hilton (in Teesdale)1841-1851, 1871Holmside1841-1871
Houghton-le-Side1841-1851Houghton-le-Spring1841-1891
Hulam1841-1901Hunstanworth1841-1871
Hunwick & Helmington1841-1871Hurworth-on-Tees1841-1851
Hutton Henry1841-1901Hylton (North)1841-1871, 1891
Ingleton1841-1851, 1871Iveston1841-1871
Jarrow1841-1851Kelloe1841-1891 + 1901 Kelloe Town
Kibblesworth1841-1871, 1891Killerby1841-1851
Kimblesworth1841-1871, 1891Knitsley1841-1871
Kyo1841-1871Lambton1841-1891
Lamesley1841-1871, 1891Lanchester1841-1871
Langley1841-1871Langleydale & Shotton1841-1851, 1871
Langton1841-1851, 1871Leadgate1841-1871
Littletown1841-1891Long Newton1841-1851
Low Coniscliffe1841-1851Ludworth1841-1891
Lumley1841-1891Lynesack & Softley1841-1871
Mainsforth1841-1891Marwood1841-1851, 1871
Medomsley1841-1871Merrington1841-1871
Middlestone1841-1871Middleton Saint George1841-1851
Middleton-in-Teesdale1841-1851, 1871Middridge1841-1871
Middridge Grange1841-1871Monk Hesleden1841-1901
Monkton1841-1851Monkwearmouth1841-1851
Moorhouse1841-1891Moorsley1841-1891
Morden1841-1891Morton Grange1841-1891
Morton Palms1841-1851Morton Tinmouth1841-1851, 1871
Muggleswick1841Murton1841-1901
Neasham1841-1851Nesbitt1841-1901
Newbiggin (Stockton)1841-1851Newbiggin (Teesdale)1841-1851, 1871
Newbottle1841-1891Newfield1841-1871
Newlandside1841-1871Newsham1841-1851
Newton Bewley1841-1851Newton Cap1841-1871
North Bedburn1841-1871North Biddick1841-1871, 1891
Norton1841-1851Offerton1841-1891
Old Park1841-1871Ouston1841-1871, 1891
Pelton1841-1871, 1891Penshaw1841-1891
Piercebridge1841-1851Pittington1841-1891
Plawsworth1841-1871, 1891Pollard's Lands1841-1871
Pontop1841-1871Preston-le-Skerne1841-1891
Preston-on-Tees1841-1851Quarrington Hill1841-1891
Raby & Keverstone1841-1851, 1871Rainton1841-1891
Ravensworth1841-1871, 1891Redmarshall1841-1851
Redworth1841-1851Ryhope1841-1891
Ryton1841Ryton Woodside1841
Sacriston1841-1871, 1891Sadberge1841-1851
Satley1841-1871School Aycliffe1841-1851
Seaham1841-1901Seaham Colliery1841-1901
Seaham Harbour & Vessels in Port1841-1901Seaton Carew1841-1851
Seaton with Slingley1841-1901Sedgefield1841-1891
Shadforth1841-1891Sheraton1841-1901
Sherburn1841-1891Sherburn House1841-1891
Shildon1841-1871Shincliffe1841-1891
Shotton1841-1901Silksworth (Old)1841-1891
Sockburn1841-1851South Bedburn1841-1871
South Biddick1841-1891South Hetton1841-1901
South Hylton1841-1851South Shields1841-1851
South Wingate1841-1901Southwick1841-1851
Spennymoor1841-1871Staindrop1841-1851, 1871
Stainton & Streatlam1841-1851, 1871Stainton (Great & Little)1841-1851
Stanhope (incl. Forest & Park)1841-1871Stella1841
Stillington1841-1891Stockley1841-1871, 1891
Stockton1841, 1851Stranton1841-1851
Summerhouse1841-1851Sunderland1841-1851
Sunderland Bridge1841-1891Tanfield1841-1871
Thornley1841-1901Thorpe Bulmer1841-1891
Thorpe Thewlis1841-1851Thrislington1841-1891
Throston1841-1851Tow Law1841-1871
Trimdon1841-1891Trimdon Grange & Foundry1841-1901
Tudhoe1841-1871, 1891Tunstall (New Silksworth)1841-1891
Urpeth1841-1871, 1891Usworth1841-1871, 1891
Wackerfield1841-1851, 1871Waldridge1841-1871, 1891
Walworth1841-1851Wapping1841-1891
Warden Law1841-1891Washington1841-1871, 1891
West Auckland1841-1871Westerton1841-1871
Westoe1841-1851Westwick1841-1851, 1871
Wheatley Hill1841-1901Whessoe1841-1851
Whickham1841Whitburn1841-1871, 1891
Whitton1841-1851Whitwell1841-1891
Whitwell House1841-1891Whitworth1841-1871
Whorlton1841-1851, 1871Willington1841-1871, 1891
Windlestone1841-1871Windy Nook1841
Wingate1841-1901Winlaton1841
Winston1841-1851, 1871Witton Gilbert1841-1871, 1891
Witton-le-Wear1841-1871Wolsingham1841-1871
Wolviston1841-1851Woodham1841-1851
Woodland1841-1851, 1871