Census records allow you to view other family members who were present on the day of the census, typically these will be siblings or parents.
| Classification: | Census |
| Title: | 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 & 1911 Census On-Line. |
| Link: | |
| Description: | UK Census collection for England, Wales, Scotland & the Channel Islands for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911 |
| Extra Info: | Including 1939 registers. |
| Classification: | Census, National |
| Title: | 1939 Register from Find My Past |
| Link: | |
| Description: | 41 million lives recorded in one day at the outbreak of World War II |
| Extra Info: | Records of people younger than 100 and still alive, or who died after 1991 are officially closed. |
| Classification: | Census, National |
| Title: | Find My Past's England and Wales Census Land and Survey Records |
| Link: | |
| Description: | Find My Past's England and Wales Census Land and Survey Records |
| Extra Info: | Censuses for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911, 1921 and various others. |
| Classification: | Census, National |
| Title: | Genes Reunited's Censuses |
| Link: | |
| Description: | Censuses for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1891, 1901 and 1911 |
| Classification: | Census |
| Title: | The Genealogist's County Census page. |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Census Data for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911 and 1939 Register |
| Classification: | Census |
| Title: | 1921 Census substitute from The Genealogist. |
| Link: | https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/affiliate/?affid=... |
| Description: | These records form part of the Trade, Residential & Telephone record sets on The Genealogist, covering a period currently not served by a census. |
| Extra Info: | More counties will be added in the coming months. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | A Romany Gypsy & Traveller Heritage Project |
| Link: | https://www.romaheritage.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Romani Parish and Census records |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, DNA Project, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | AUDLEY Family History |
| Link: | https://www.audleyfamilyhistory.com/ |
| Description: | AUDLEY Family History |
| Extra Info: | Research for the name AUDLEY and variants such as AIDLEY. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | BANDY Family Genealogy |
| Link: | https://www.bandye.org/ |
| Description: | BANDY Family Genealogy |
| Extra Info: | Click on Site Map to see a contents list of the site. |
| Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Census, One Name Study, Parish Records |
| Title: | BATSTONE One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.thebatstones.org.uk/OneNameStudy/index.... |
| Description: | BATSTONE One Name Study |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Bere Regis Village Website |
| Link: | https://www.bereregis.org/ |
| Description: | Bere Regis Village Website |
| Extra Info: | Scroll down the page for baptisms, marriages, burials and wills. |
| Classification: | Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study |
| Title: | BLANCHARD Family History |
| Link: | http://www.cobjoecottage.net/ |
| Description: | BLANCHARD Family History |
| Extra Info: | Includes BLANCHARD entries in birth, marriage and death indexes around London and Kent. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | BREW One Name Study |
| Link: | http://brew.clients.ch/BrewONS.htm |
| Description: | BREW One Name Study |
| Classification: | Census, National |
| Title: | British Surnames |
| Link: | https://britishsurnames.co.uk |
| Description: | Research the origins and distribution of your surname |
| Extra Info: | Information on similar surnames, most common surnames, surname distribution maps as well as surname meanings and etymologies. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Chardstock Historical Record Group |
| Link: | http://chardstockwebmuseum.org/ |
| Description: | Chardstock Historical Record Group Web Museum |
| Extra Info: | Lots of parish information available. The village was in Dorset until 1896, Devon thereafter. |
| Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | CLUETT / CLEWETT Records and One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.cluett.org.uk/ |
| Description: | CLUETT / CLEWETT Records and One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Part way down the home page is the Search link. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Census, Marriages, One Name Study |
| Title: | COSGRAVE/COSGRIFF/COSGROVE One Name Study |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~cosgriff/genealogy/ |
| Description: | COSGRAVE/COSGRIFF/COSGROVE One Name Study |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | DACKOMBE / DACOMBE Family History |
| Link: | http://www.terrys.org.uk/ |
| Description: | DACKOMBE / DACOMBE Family History |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | DALTON Data Bank and One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.daltondatabank.org/ |
| Description: | DALTON Data Bank and One Name Study |
| Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records |
| Title: | DALWOOD Genealogy and Family History |
| Link: | http://www.users.on.net/~idalwood/ |
| Description: | DALWOOD Genealogy and Family History |
| Extra Info: | Includes variants. Mainly in and around Somerset and Dorset. |
| Classification: | Census |
| Title: | Derbyshire Strays found in the 1871 Census for Dorset |
| Link: | http://www.fsa.co.uk/gelsthorpe/1871%20Strays%20in... |
| Description: | Derbyshire Strays found in the 1871 Census for Dorset |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | DIBDEN One Name Study |
| Link: | https://www.angelfire.com/ar3/dibden_onename/ |
| Description: | DIBDEN One Name Study, Including Variants |
| Extra Info: | Many references to the DIBDEN name. |
| Classification: | Census |
| Title: | Domesday Book - Online and Free |
| Link: | https://opendomesday.org/ |
| Description: | Domesday Book - Online and Free |
| Extra Info: | The "original" census. Lists of names, places and other Domesday facts and maps. Domesday data created by Professor J.J.N. Palmer, University of Hull. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, On-line Parish Clerks, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Dorset Online Parish Clerk (OPC) |
| Link: | http://www.opcdorset.org/ |
| Description: | Dorset Online Parish Clerk (OPC) - A Mixture of Records |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | DUGMORE's of the Past |
| Link: | http://www.ancestorsofbirmingham.com/dugmore/dugmo... |
| Description: | DUGMORE's of the Past |
| Extra Info: | DUGMORE's family name, mainly concentrated in the Midlands area. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records |
| Title: | DYSON Family of Worcestershire |
| Link: | http://www.dyson-family-of-worcestershire.co.uk/ |
| Description: | DYSON Family of Worcestershire |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | EARLAM Family History |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20150411030403/http://... |
| Description: | EARLAM Family History |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site no longer active. Most information still seems to be available. A resource for those with EARLAM relatives. |
| Classification: | Census |
| Title: | Early British Census project |
| Link: | http://ebc.byu.edu |
| Description: | The Early British Census (EBC) project |
| Extra Info: | The Early British Census (EBC) project brings the numerous disparate pre-1841 census records into one searchable database. |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Census, Parish Records, Pedigrees, Visitations |
| Title: | England Data from Ancestry |
| Link: | England Data from Ancestry |
| Description: | England Data Collection from Ancestry |
| Extra Info: | Includes 1861-1901 Censuses; 1837-2005 GRO BMD; visitations and other records. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Family Search Records Collection - Worldwide |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Family Search Records Collection - Worldwide |
| Extra Info: | Includes the England and Wales 1841 & 1861 Census, and foreign records, such as the American census that contains Britons who were aboard. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | FE(A)THERSTON((E)HAUGH) One Name Study |
| Link: | https://featherstone.one-name.net/ |
| Description: | FE(A)THERSTON((E)HAUGH) One Name Study |
| Classification: | Census, National |
| Title: | FreeCen Project |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | FreeCen Project |
| Extra Info: | A 'free-to-view' online searchable database of the 19th century UK census returns. |
| Classification: | Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | GANDER / GANDAR One Name Study |
| Link: | https://gander.one-name.net/ |
| Description: | GANDER / GANDAR One Name Study |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study |
| Title: | GINGELL One Name Study |
| Link: | https://www.gingell.com/familytree/ |
| Description: | GINGELL One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | A growing resiurce for the GINFELL one name study. |
| Classification: | Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Obituaries, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | GOODERSON Family History |
| Link: | http://www.gooderson.org/ |
| Description: | GOODERSON Family History and One Name Study |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | GUMBLETON One Name Study and Family History |
| Link: | http://martleweb.co.uk/gumbleton/ |
| Description: | GUMBLETON One Name Study and Family History |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | HEMMINGWAY One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.hemingway.uk.com/ |
| Description: | HEMMINGWAY One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Includes variants of the name. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | HOLLINGWORTH One Name Study |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20110611071735/http://h... |
| Description: | HOLLINGWORTH One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site -most information still seems to be available. HOLLINGWORTH and variations. |
| Classification: | Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study |
| Title: | HORROCKS Genealogy |
| Link: | https://www.horrocksgenealogy.com/ |
| Description: | HORROCKS Genealogy |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records |
| Title: | HUTCHINGS Family Website |
| Link: | http://www.hutchings.me |
| Description: | HUTCHINGS Family Website |
| Extra Info: | Mainly HUTCHINGS in and around Sturminster Newton, Dorset, although transcriptions of all areas for census. |
| Classification: | Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | ISMAY One Name Study |
| Link: | https://ismay.one-name.net/ |
| Description: | ISMAY One Name Study |
| Classification: | Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain |
| Link: | https://www.jgsgb.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain |
| Extra Info: | Searchable database and also records/files to download.Click on JCR-UK. |
| Classification: | Census, One Name Study, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | JOSLIN Family Research |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20160305230555/http://j... |
| Description: | JOSLIN Family Research |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site. FREE exchange of Joslin Family History World-Wide. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | LANCHBURY / LAINCHBURY |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20150511054040/http://f... |
| Description: | LANCHBURY / LAINCHBURY |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is not active at present. Most information still seems to be available. Mainly in Oxfordshire. Also census for other towns in Buckinghamshire - all surnames. |
| Classification: | Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | LONGMORE Genealogy Resources |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20180114123904/http://... |
| Description: | LONGMORE Genealogy Resources |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information seems to be available, however it is slow to load. |
| Classification: | Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | LUCEY / LUCY Family History Records |
| Link: | https://lucey.net/ |
| Description: | The site for everyone interested in researching the LUCEY and LUCY surname and their family history |
| Extra Info: | Researching the surnames LUCEY & LUCY. From early sources in England & Ireland, some back as far as 1066. |
| Classification: | Census, One Name Study |
| Title: | MADDEN Genealogical Pages |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~maddenps/genealogy/ |
| Description: | MADDEN Genealogical Pages |
| Extra Info: | Also name variants such as Maddon, Maden. Scroll down for Madden genealogy. |
| Classification: | Census |
| Title: | Miscellaneous Records |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~pbtyc/genealogy/ |
| Description: | Miscellaneous Records |
| Extra Info: | Includes Wessex (Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Isle of Wight) strays in the census for the channel islands. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | NETHERWOOD One Name Study |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20180330041827/http://w... |
| Description: | NETHERWOOD One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. Click on resources. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | OLBY One Name Study |
| Link: | http://olby.one-name.net/ |
| Description: | OLBY One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Most, if not all, the Olby birth, marriage and death registrations in England and Wales are probably the descendants of Robert Olby and Francis Overed who married at St Andrew and St Peter, Blofield, NFK on 8th March 1790. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Register and Census Transcripts - A Selection |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~juliet22/genealogy/... |
| Description: | Parish Register and Census Transcripts - A Selection |
| Extra Info: | May not display correctly in all browsers. Transcripts from Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Northumberland for a selction of names. |
| Classification: | Census |
| Title: | Parliamentary Archives |
| Link: | https://archives.parliament.uk/online-resources/re... |
| Description: | Historic documents (including photographs and illustrations) from the UK Parliament |
| Extra Info: | Includes Protestations Returns, the closest thing we have to a census for 1642. The Returns list the adult men residing in a parish. |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, National |
| Title: | People Finder from 192.com |
| Link: | |
| Description: | 1861 Census, GRO BMD index 1837-2004, Electoral Rolls & Business Directories. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records |
| Title: | POULTON Web - Also MELLOR, WHITE, TWEED and Associated Families |
| Link: | http://www.thanksfrank.co.uk/ |
| Description: | POULTON Web - Also MELLOR, WHITE, TWEED and Associated Families |
| Extra Info: | Many names and places included on this site. The name index also indicates records for that name. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records |
| Title: | POWIS Surname and variants One-name Study |
| Link: | http://www.4trudy.co.uk/ |
| Description: | POWIS Surname and variants One-name Study |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages |
| Title: | Roger Thomas's Genealogical Research |
| Link: | http://www.rogerthomas.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Roger Thomas's Genealogical Research |
| Extra Info: | A variety of names included. Majority of records from Yorkshire and Lancashire. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Romany & Traveller Family History Society |
| Link: | https://rtfhs.org.uk |
| Description: | Romany & Traveller Family History Society | Research your roots and learn about your heritage. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Census, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Romany Genes Website |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20210427155917/http://... |
| Description: | Romany Genes Website |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. |
| Classification: | Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study |
| Title: | RUSCOE Surname Website |
| Link: | http://ruscoe.name/ |
| Description: | RUSCOE Family Genealogy |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | SERCOMBE, SIRCOMBE, SURCOMBE, or SIRCOM One Name study |
| Link: | http://www.mit.edu/~dfm/genealogy/sercombe.html |
| Description: | A Compilation of SERCOMBE Families |
| Extra Info: | Scroll down to sources of information. |
| Classification: | Census |
| Title: | Ships in UK Ports in the 1881 Census |
| Link: | https://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/81Intro.ht... |
| Description: | Ships in UK Ports in the 1881 Census |
| Extra Info: | Also includes other on-shore establishments for mariners. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | STONER Genealogical Databases |
| Link: | http://www.stoner.org.uk/ |
| Description: | STONER Genealogical Databases |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | STRANGE, STRAINGE and Variants One Name Study |
| Link: | https://yourtotalevent.com/people/Strange/idxpepl.... |
| Description: | STRANGE and STRAINGE Family History |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | STRUDWICK One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.strudwicke.com/ |
| Description: | STRUDWICK One Name Study |
| Classification: | Census, One Place Study |
| Title: | Sturminster Newton |
| Link: | https://www.sturminsternewton.info/ |
| Description: | Sturminster Newton Censuses for 1841 (partial), 1851 and 1861 |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Place Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Tyneham and Worbarrow |
| Link: | https://tynehamopc.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Tyneham and Worbarrow - Where Time Stopped in 1943 |
| Extra Info: | Parish register, probate information, census and more. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Verwood Historical Society |
| Link: | http://www.verwoodhistorical.org/ |
| Description: | Verwood Historical Society, Online Parish Registers |
| Classification: | Census, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Victoria County History - Explore England's Past |
| Link: | https://www.history.ac.uk/research/victoria-county... |
| Description: | Victoria County History - Explore England's Past |
| Extra Info: | This site provides free access to local history materials. Some census and probate / wills have been transcribed. |
| Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Bishops Transcripts, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | West Country Genealogy |
| Link: | http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/ |
| Description: | West Country Genealogy - Somerset, Dorset and Cornwall |
| Extra Info: | Parish registers, census and more. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | WESTAWAY One Name Study |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20210903002103/http://... |
| Description: | WESTAWAY One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study |
| Title: | WOODHURST One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.effingham91.net/woodhurst/home.html |
| Description: | WOODHURST One Name Study |
| Classification: | Census |
| Title: | Workhouse Website |
| Link: | https://www.workhouses.org.uk/ |
| Description: | A Site Dedicated to the Workhouse includes Census Records |
| Extra Info: | The search facility is a useful starting place when trying to locate missing ancestors. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | YEO One Name Study |
| Link: | https://yeoonline.net/ |
| Description: | YEO One Name Study |
| Classification: | Census, General |
| Title: | GENUKI County Page for Dorset |
| Link: | https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DOR |
| Description: | General Information for Dorset |
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