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Free UK Census Searches

Here's a list of free census records for the UK to help you with your research. Some of the sites listed are totally free, some are free to search and some a partially free - there may be a charge to view detailed information. Please email if you would like to suggest a site that is not included here.

1901 census online Free to search - pay to access detailed information

Ancestry Aid - Includes Free 1841 Census Records

Census Finder - Free Census Records Online

Census Online - England Census Records

Family History Online Searchable databases from the Federation of Family History Societies

Family Search From the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. A well respected resource including free 1881 census

FreeCEN UK census online

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Ancestry 14 day free trial


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What you can expect to discover about your Ancestors from the Census:

The first National census was taken in 1801, and a census has been taken every ten years since that date, apart from 1941. The first census of use to the genealogist however is that of 1841, with the prior ones being mainly headcounts of the population. Census information is released by the Public Record Office after one hundred years.

1841:
  • The address of the household
  • Forenames and Surnames of household members
  • Age (exact for those under 15, rounded down to the nearest 5 years for those over 15)
  • Gender
  • Occupation
  • Whether born within or outside Census County.

    1851,1861,1871,1881,1891,1901:
  • The address of the household
  • Forenames and Surnames of household members
  • Relationship to the Head of the Household
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Occupation, whether employed or of own account
  • Place of birth
  • Marital Status
  • Nature of any disability

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