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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
306,922
1851 March 30/31 Dwelling, Name, Age, Relation to Head, Marital Status,
Occupation, Birthplace (town/parish & county)
339,771
1861 April 7/8 same as 1851
232,516
1871 April 2/3 same as 1851
294,439
1881 April 3/4 same as 1851
112,234
1891 April 5/6 same as 1851
228,270
1901 Mar 31/Apr 1 same as 1851
50,726
1911 Apr 2/Apr 3 same as 1851 plus duration of current marriage and number
of living and dead children born to current marriage, citizenship
6,349

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
New Seaham (Seaham Colliery)1841-1911Newbiggin (Stockton)1841-1851
Newbiggin (Teesdale)1841-1851, 1871Newbottle1841-1891
Newfield1841-1871Newlandside1841-1871
Newsham1841-1851Newton Bewley1841-1851
Newton Cap1841-1871North Bedburn1841-1871
North Biddick1841-1871, 1891Norton1841-1851
Offerton1841-1891Old Park1841-1871
Ouston1841-1871, 1891Pelton1841-1871, 1891
Penshaw1841-1891Piercebridge1841-1851
Pittington1841-1891Plawsworth1841-1871, 1891
Pollard's Lands1841-1871Pontop1841-1871
Preston-le-Skerne1841-1891Preston-on-Tees1841-1851
Quarrington Hill1841-1891Raby & Keverstone1841-1851, 1871
Rainton1841-1891Ravensworth1841-1871, 1891
Redmarshall1841-1851Redworth1841-1851
Ryhope1841-1891Ryton1841
Ryton Woodside1841Sacriston1841-1871, 1891
Sadberge1841-1851Satley1841-1871
School Aycliffe1841-1851Seaham1841-1911
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