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1881 England Census

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Please choose a civil parish in Surrey:

Abinger Farleigh Penge
Addington Farnham Peper Harow
Albury Fetcham Petersham
Alfold Frensham Pirbright
Ash and Normandy Frimley Puttenham
Ashtead Gatton Pyrford
Banstead Godalming Reigate Borough
Barnes Godstone Reigate Foreign
Beddington Great Bookham Richmond
Betchworth Guildford Bowling Green Sanderstead
Bisley Guildford Friary Seale
Bletchingley Guildford Holy Trinity Send and Ripley
Bramley Guildford St Mary Shalford
Buckland Guildford St Nicholas Shere
Burstow Ham St Martha
Byfleet Hambledon Stoke
Capel Hascombe Stoke Dabernon
Carshalton Haslemere Stoke Next Guildford
Caterham Headley Surrey Richmond
Chaldon Hook and Malden Sutton
Charlwood Horley Tandridge
Cheam Horne Tatsfield
Chelsham Horsell Thames Ditton
Chertsey Kew Thorpe
Chessington Kingston Thursley
Chiddingfold Kingston on Thames Titsey
Chipstead Kingswood Walton on Hill
Chobham Leatherhead Walton on Thames
Cobham Leigh Warlingham
Compton Limpsfield Waverley
Coulsdon Lingfield West Clandon
Cranleigh Little Bookham West Horsley
Crowhurst Long Ditton West Moulsey
Croydon Malden Wetley
Cuddington Merrow Weybridge
Dorking Merstham Wimbledon
Dunsfold Merton Windlesham
East Clandon Mickleham Wisley
East Horsley Mitcham Witley
East Molesey Morden Woking
Effingham Mortlake Woldingham
Egham New Windsor Wonersh
Elstead Newdigate Woodmansterne
Epsom Nutfield Worplesdon
Esher Ockham Wotton
Ewell Ockley
Ewhurst Oxted

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.