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1881 England Census

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Acton Gazeley Otley
Akenham Gedding Oulton
Aldeburgh Gedgrave Ousden
Alderton Gipping Oxford
Aldham Gisleham Pakefield
Aldringham Gislingham Pakenham
All Saints South Elmham Glemsford Palgrave
Alnesbourne Priory Gorleston Parham
Alpheton Gosbeck Peasenhall
Ampton Great Ashfield Pettaugh
Ashbocking Great Barton Pettistree
Ashby Great Bealings Playford
Ashfield Great Bradley Polstead
Aspale Great Cornard Poslingford
Aspall Great Finborough Preston
Assington Great Glemham Purdis Farm
Athelington Great Linstead Ramsholt
Bacton Great Livermere Rattlesden
Badingham Great Saxham Raydon
Badley Great Thurlow Rede
Badwell Ash Great Waldingfield Redgrave
Bardwell Great Welnetham Redisham
Barham Great Wenham Redlingfield
Barking Great Wratting Rendham
Barnardiston Groton Rendlesham
Barnby Grundisburgh Reydon
Barnham Gunton Rickinghall Inferior
Barningham Hacheston Rickinghall Superior
Barrow Hadleigh Ringsfield
Barsham Halesworth Ringshall
Barton Mills Hargrave Risby
Battisford Harkstead Rishangles
Bawdsey Harleston Rougham
Baylham Hartest Rumburgh
Beccles Hasketon Rushbrooke
Bedfield Haughley Rushmere
Bedingfield Haverhill Sapiston
Belstead Hawkedon Saxmundham
Belton Hawstead Saxstead
Benacre Hazlewood Semer
Benhall Helion Bumpstead Shadingfield
Bentley Helmingham Shelland
Beyton Hemingstone Shelley
Bildeston Hemley Shimpling
Blaxhall Hengrave Shipmeadow
Blundeston Henham Shire Hall Yard
Blyford Henley on Thames Shotley
Blythburgh Henstead Shottisham
Botesdale Hepworth Sibton
Boulge Herringfleet Snailwell
Boxford Herringswell Snape
Boxted Hessett Somerleyton
Boyton Heveningham Somersham
Bradfield Combust Higham Somerton
Bradfield St Clare Hinderclay Sotherton
Bradfield St George Hintlesham Sotterley
Bradwell Hitcham South Cove
Braiseworth Holbrook South Elmham St Cross
Bramfield Hollesley South Elmham St James
Bramford Holton South Elmham St Margaret
Brampton Holton St Mary South Elmham St Michael
Brandeston Homersfield South Elmham St Peter
Brantham Honington Southolt
Bredfield Hoo Southwold
Brent Eleigh Hopton Spexhall
Brettenham Horham Sproughton
Bricett Horringer Stanningfield
Brightwell Hoxne Stansfield
Brockley Hundon Stanstead
Brome Hunston Stanton
Bromeswell Huntingfield Sternfield
Bruisyard Icklingham Stoke
Brundish Ickworth Stoke Ash
Bucklesham Iken Stoke by Clare
Bungay Ilketshall St Andrew Stoke by Nayland
Bungay Holy Trinity Ilketshall St John Stonham Aspall
Bungay St Mary Ilketshall St Lawrence Stonham Earl
Bures St Mary Ilketshall St Margaret Stoven
Burgate Ingham Stow Upland
Burgh Ipswich St Clement Stowlangtoft
Burgh Castle Ipswich St Helen Stowmarket
Burstall Ipswich St Lawrence Stradbroke
Bury St Edmunds St James Ipswich St Margaret Stradishall
Bury St Edmunds St Mary Ipswich St Mary at Elms Stratford St Andrews
Butley Ipswich St Mary at Tower Stratford St Mary
Buxhall Ipswich St Mary Key Stratton Hall Farm
Campsea Ash Ipswich St Mary Stoke Stuston
Capel St Andrew Ipswich St Mathew Stutton
Capel St Mary Ipswich St Nicholas Sudbourne
Carlton Ipswich St Peter Sudbury All Sts
Carlton Colville Ipswich St Stephen Sudbury St Gregory
Cavendish Ixworth Sudbury St Peter
Cavenham Kedington Sutton
Charsfield Kelsale Swefling
Chattisham Kentford Swilland
Chedburgh Kenton Syleham
Chediston Kersey Tannington
Chelmondiston Kesgrave Tattingstone
Chelsworth Kessingland Theberton
Chevington Kettlebaston Thelnetham
Chillesford Kettleburgh Thorington
Chilton Kirkley Thorndon All Sts
Chimney Mills Kirton Thornham Magna
Clare Knettishall Thornham Parva
Claydon Knodishall Thorpe by Ixworth
Clopton Lackford Thorpe Morieux
Cockfield Lakenheath Thrandeston
Coddenham Landwade Thurston
Combs Langham Thwaite
Coney Weston Lavenham Timworth
Cookley Lawshall Tostock
Copdock Laxfield Trimley St Martin
Corton Layham Trimley St Mary
Cotton Leiston Troston
Covehithe Letheringham Tuddenham St Martin
Cowlinge Levington Tuddenham St Mary
Cransford Lidgate Tunstall
Cratfield Lindsey Ubbeston
Creeting All Sts Little Bealings Ufford
Creeting St Mary Little Blakenham Uggeshall
Creeting St Olave Little Bradley Vessels
Creeting St Peter Little Cornard Walberswick
Cretingham Little Finborough Waldringfield
Crowfield Little Glemham Walpole
Culford Little Linstead Walsham le Willows
Culpho Little Livermere Walton
Dalham Little Saxham Wangford
Dallinghoo Little Stonham Wantisden
Darsham Little Thurlow Washbrook
Debach Little Waldingfield Wattisfield
Debenham Little Welnetham Wattisham
Denham Little Wenham Wenhaston
Dennington Little Wratting West Stow
Denston Long Melford Westerfield
Depden Lound Westhall
Drinkstone Lowestoft Westhorpe
Dunwich Market Weston Westleton
Earl Soham Marlesford Westley
East Bergholt Martlesham Weston
Easton Mellis Wetherden
Edwardstone Melton Wetheringsett cum Brockford
Ellough Mendham Weybread
Elmsett Mendlesham Whatfield
Elmswell Metfield Whepstead
Elvenden Mettingham Wherstead
Eriswell Mickfield Whitton
Erwarton Middleton Wickham Market
Euston Milden Wickham Skeith
Exning Mildenhall Wickhambrook
Eye Monewden Wilby
Eyke Monk Soham Willingham
Fakenham Magna Monks Eleigh Willisham
Falkenham Moulton Wingfield
Farnham Mutford Winston
Felixstow Nacton Wissett
Felsham Naughton Wiston
Finningham Nayland Withersdale
Flempton Nedging Withersfield
Flixton Needham Market Witnesham
Flowton Nettlestead Wixoe
Fornham All Sts Newbourn Woodbridge
Fornham St Geneveve Newmarket St Mary Woolpit
Fornham St Martin Newton Woolverstone
Foxhall North Cove Wordwell
Framlingham Norton Worlingham
Framsden Nowton Worlington
Freckenham Oakley Worlingworth
Fressingfield Occold Wortham
Freston Offton Wrentham
Friston Old Newton Wyverstone
Fritton Onehouse Yaxley
Frostenden Orford Yoxford

Census Records - Parishes

After separating census records into groups by county, the British Government subdivided these records into civil parish groups. Many times, but not always, the civil parish name is the same as the local ecclesiastical parish. Researchers should also be aware of boundary line or jurisdictional changes through time. These changes may affect where an ancestor was recorded on the census, so it remains important to search the parishes surrounding the area where your ancestor lived.