CUMBERLAND - Census Returns 1801-1901
Availability and use of Census Records for Cumberland Family History research
This web page provides information about online resources for census
research - transcriptions, indexes, searchable databases, &c.
Select a year below, or start with 'All Years' and browse the whole page.
Original census returns are held by
The National Archives and are
not available generally for direct research. Copies on film or fiche are available at the
Family Records Centre,
London, and from LDS Family History Centers worldwide.
The 1841 and 1851 census are available at the
Cumbria
Record Office, and for all parishes in Cumberland at the
Carlisle Library. Copies may also be
available in the larger District Libraries in Cumbria,
but please check availability with the Offices themselves before your journey.
For more general information,
see GENUKI's Census of England and Wales, and
Barry Ruck's
Census - Frequently Asked Questions.
- FreeCEN is an ongoing volunteer-based project
to provide a 'free to view' online searchable database of the 19th century UK census returns.
Volunteers are being sought to assist with transcribing - visit the
FreeCen Project page to see each
county's status as well as a FAQ for volunteers.
- Index of names, and downloadable images of Census 1841-1901 are available from
Ancestry.co.uk. Access is by Annual subscription,
or Pay-per-View. A subscription includes access to other Ancestry resources.
- Search the
1901 Census online for free. Pay-per-image (currently £0.75) by
Vouchers or Credit Card to view an image of the original return. A pioneering
effort by QinetiQ, now (Sep 2005) being developed by
Genes Reunited.
- Free search by name of the
1891 Census at Ancestry.com. Access to images is by Annual subscription,
or Pay-per-View. A subscription includes access to other Ancestry resources.
- Free search by name of the
1881 Census at Ancestry.com. Access to images is by Annual subscription,
or Pay-per-View. A subscription includes access to other Ancestry resources.
The index for this service is provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
(LDS); images are reproduced by courtesy of The National Archives.
- The same 1881 data is also available for searching free of charge at
FamilySearch - Census Records, but without access to the digital images. It
is also available for purchase on CD from various outlets.
- Free search by name of the
1871 Census at Ancestry.com. Access to images is by Annual subscription,
or Pay-per-View. A subscription includes access to other Ancestry resources.
- Some counties in 1871 are also available for searching
at
British Origins but Cumberland is not yet one of them.
- Free search by name of the
1861 Census at Ancestry.com. Access to images is by Annual subscription,
or Pay-per-View. A subscription includes access to other Ancestry resources.
- The 1861 census is also available for searching at
findmypast.com (formerly 1837online).
Although generally speaking, this site works well for the Civil Registration
Indexes that it was designed for, I haven't explored the 1861 census access.
- Free search by name of the
1851 Census at Ancestry.co.uk. Access to images is by Annual subscription,
or Pay-per-View. A subscription includes access to other Ancestry resources.
Added 23 Nov 2005.
- Many portions of the 1851 census, as well as other material are published by the
Cumbria Family History Society.
- Brief Notes from the 1821 Census
for Cumberland, suggesting reasons for local population changes,
transcribed by Alan Longbottom. Added 21 Jul 2005.
[The above information was transferred from the main GENUKI/Cumberland index page on 4 Sep 2005]
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