Family
History - 1861 Census.
The
1861 census was taken on the 7th April 1861.
The 1861 census is online at the official 'Find my past' website here.
This is a pay per view site, and is a complete transcription of the census. You
can also search the census for many other criteria, other than just names and
addresses.
The 1861 census is also online at the Ancestry website, but it is also a pay
to view. Visit the Websites page.
The most accurate way
to access the 1861 census is to visit your local county or regional
archives.
There
is a 'Free Census' online website that eventually aims to have all
of the
censuses
including the 1861, online free to search and view. You can
access it here.
There are numerous part censuses online, and the best way to access these is
via a search on Google (see search box below) using the search phrase "1861
census online", or whichever census year you are searching for.
Lots of family history societies have transcribed this census, which may be
available on cd, and you should refer to the 'Societies' page (accessible
via 'Finding Aids' button) to find a link to their websites.
