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1881 England Census

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Albourne Frant Preston
Alciston Friston Pulborough
Aldingbourn Funtington Pyecombe
Aldrington Glynde Racton
Alfriston Goring Ringmer
All Saints Graffham Ripe
Amberley Greatham Rodmell
Angmering Guestling Rogate
Ardingly Hailsham Rotherfield
Arlington Hamsey Rottingdean
Arundel Hangleton Rudgwick
Ashburnham Hardham Rumbolds Wyke
Ashington Hartfield Rusper
Ashurst Harting Rustington
Balcombe Hastings All Sts Rye
Barcombe Hastings Holy Trinity Salehurst
Barlavington Hastings St Andrew Seaford
Barnham Hastings St Clement Sedlescombe
Battle Hastings St Leonards Selham
Beckley Hastings St Mary in the Castle Selmeston
Beddingham Hastings St Mary Magdalen Selsey
Bepton Hastings St Michael Shermanbury
Berwick Heathfield Shipley
Bexhill Heene Sidlesham
Bignor Heighton Singleton
Billingshurst Hellingly Slaugham
Binderton Henfield Slindon
Binsted Herstmonceaux Slinfold
Birdham Heyshott Sompting
Bishopstone Hollington South Ambersham
Blatchington Hooe South Bersted
Bodiam Horsham South Malling
Bolney Horsted Keynes South Stoke
Bosham Houghton Southease
Botolphs Hove Southwick
Boxgrove Hunston St John
Bramber Hurstpierpoint St Marys
Brede Icklesham St Pancras
Brightling Iden St Peter Less
Brighton Ifield Stanmer
Broadwater Iford Stedham
Broomhill Iping Steyning
Burpham Isfield Stopham
Burton Itchingfield Storrington
Burwash Jevington Stoughton
Bury Keymer Street
Buxted Kingston Subdeanary
Catsfield Kingston by Sea Subdeanery
Chailey Kingston Near Lewes Sullington
Chalvington Kirdford Sutton
Chichester St Andrew Lamberhurst Tangmere
Chichester St Bartholomew Lancing Tarring Neville
Chichester St Martin Laughton Telscombe
Chichester St Olave Lavant Terwick
Chichester St Pancras Lavant Midlavant Thakeham
Chiddingly Leominster Ticehurst
Chidham Lewes Castle Precincts Tillington
Chithurst Lewes St Ann Tortington
Clapham Lewes St John Southover Treyford
Clayton Lewes St Michael Trotton
Cliffe Linch Twineham
Climping Linchmere Uckfield
Cocking Lindfield Udimore
Cold Waltham Little Horsted Up Marden
Compton Littlehampton Up Waltham
Coombes Littlington Upper Beeding
Cowfold Lodsworth Vessels
Crawley Lower Beeding Wadhurst
Crowhurst Lullington Walberton
Cuckfield Lurgashall Waldron
Dallington Madehurst Warbleton
Denton Maresfield Warminghurst
Didling Mayfield Warnham
Ditchling Middleton Warning Camp
Donnington Midhurst Wartling
Duncton Mountfield Washington
Durrington New Fishbourne West Blatchington
Earnley New Shoreham West Chiltington
Eartham Newhaven West Dean
East Blatchington Newick West Firle
East Chiltington Newtimber West Grinstead
East Dean Ninfield West Hoathly
East Grinstead North Ambersham West Itchenor
East Guildford North Chapel West Lavington
East Hoathly North Marden West Stoke
East Lavington North Mundham West Tarring
East Marden North Stoke West Thorney
East Preston Northiam West Wittering
East Wittering Nuthurst Westbourne
Eastbourne Old Shoreham Westdean
Eastdean Ore Westfield
Eastergate Oving Westham
Edburton Ovingdean Westhampnett
Egdean Pagham Westmeston
Elsted Parham Whatlington
Etchingham Patcham Wiggonholt
Ewhurst Patching Willingdon
Fairlight Peasmarsh Wilmington
Falmer Penhurst Winchelsea St Thomas
Felpham Pett Wisborough Green
Fernhurst Petworth Wiston
Ferring Pevensey Withyam
Findon Piddinghoe Wivelsfield
Fittleworth Playden Woodmancote
Fletching Plumpton Woolbeding
Folkington Poling Worth
Ford Portslade Worthing
Framfield Poynings Yapton

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.