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- When you search the 1851 Census Record, we will search all of our historical 1851 Census data for names that match your search criteria.
- Do not worry if you do not have a lot of information. You only need a surname to search and get results.
- This is very old historical data you are searching, so try not to be too specific when it comes to 'Place Keywords' as location names may have changed.
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This table shows all the names that match your search in the 1851 Census Records.
To view a match click the ‘View’ button. This will take you to the transcribed details taken from the original image where you can see more valuable information such as marital status, address and occupation.
To view the original document, click the ‘Census’ link and you will be taken to a scanned image of the original record. It's an amazing chance to see a document handwritten centuries ago.
1851 census
The 1851 census for England and Wales was taken on the night of Sunday the 30th March 1851.
The total population was declared to be 17,922,768.
This is the first census to include detailed information about each person. This includes their age, year of birth, marital status, occupation and where they were born.
In 1851 Lord Palmerston is sacked from his post as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs for sending a congratulatory telegram to Napoleon for his coup d’etat. Lord Palmerston went on to be the Prime Minister twice from 1855 to 1858 and then 1859 to 1865. Search for Viscount Palmerston in the 1851 census and you’ll see him living in Charing Cross, London with his wife.
