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Where can I find census records?

Local and family history A-Z > Censuses

Online

  • You can search all England and Wales censuses 1841 - 1901 free at the Ancestry Library Edition web site, available on computers in all Bedfordshire libraries

  • The only full census you can search free on the open web is the 1881 census, available on the Familysearch web site

  • There is also a site called FreeCEN which is entirely free, both to search and to view records, but it is not yet comprehensive

  • On the open web there are sites that enable you to search all the censuses 1841 - 1911 free but you have to pay to view the census records

  • The 1911 is being released in phases, with the exception of 'personally sensitive information'

  • For links to census sites in Weblinks, along with basic site navigation tips where necessary, go to Censuses

On CD-ROM

On microfiche/microfilm

1841 - 1901 Bedfordshire

1901 Bedfordshire

1841 - 1901 Local areas

Please note that information in census returns on microfiche and microfilm is arranged by area and street, not by name

Click on the place names below to see which libraries hold the census records for each place:

A - C
(Abbotsley - Cranfield)

I - O
(Ickwell - Old Warden)

D - H
(Dagnall - Hyde)

P- Y
(Pavenham - Yelden)

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Page last updated: 5th April 2011