Tracing Immigrants Origin Census

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Tracing Immigrant Origins Country of Origin Census

Although census records exist in Continental Europe, Scandinavia, Africa, Asia, and Latin America, they generally do not have indexes as do United States census records. The following census indexes are now available on the Internet:

• United States Census Online Genealogy Records

• England and Wales Census, 1841, index and images. Also at Ancestry.com, ($), index and images. Also at findmypast, ($), index and images. Also at MyHeritage, ($), index
• 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample, ($), index and images.
• England and Wales Census, 1851, index, and images. Also at Ancestry.com, ($), index and images. Also at findmypast, ($), index and images. Also at MyHeritage, ($), index
• England and Wales Census, 1861, index and images. Also at Ancestry.com, ($), index and images. Also at findmypast, ($), index and images. Also at MyHeritage, ($), index
• England and Wales Census, 1871, index and images. Also at Ancestry.com, ($), index and images. Also at findmypast, ($), index and images. Also at MyHeritage, ($), index
• England and Wales Census, 1881, index. Also at Ancestry.com, ($), index and images. Also at findmypast, ($), index and images. Also at MyHeritage, ($), index
• England and Wales Census, 1891, index and images. Also at Ancestry.com, ($), index and images. Also at findmypast, ($), index and images. Also at MyHeritage, ($), index.
• England and Wales Census, 1901 index and images. Also at Ancestry.com, ($), index and images. Also at findmypast, ($), index and images. Also at MyHeritage, ($), index
• England and Wales Census, 1911, index and images. Also at Ancestry.com, ($), index and images. Also at findmypast, ($), index and images.
• 1911 England Census Summary Books, ($), index and images
• 1939 England Census Register,index.

In many countries, censuses usually cover fairly small areas if they exist at all. They can be used to identify or eliminate possible places an emigrant might have lived. The national Wiki articles for "Census" describe the availability of censuses and indexes for various countries.