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1871 England Census

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[The Mint] Frinstead Rainham
Acol Frittenden Ramsgate
Acrise Frogham and Nonington Reculver
Addington Gillingham Ridley
Adisham Godmersham Ringwould
Aldington Goodnestone Ripple
Alkham Goudhurst River
All Saints Grain St James and Rochester Rochester
Allhallows Graveney Rodmersham
Allington Gravesend Rolvenden
Angmering Great Chart Romney
Appledore Great Mongeham Royal Navy
Archbishops Palace Greenwich Ruckinge
Ash Guston Ryarsh
Ashford Hadlow Saltwood
Ashurst Halling Sandhurst
Aylesford Halstead Sarre
Badlesmere Halstow Lower Seal
Bapchild Ham Seasalter
Barham Harbledown Sellindge
Barkestone Harrietsham Selling
Barming Hartley Sevenoaks
Beaksbourne Hartlip Sevington
Bearsted Harty Shadoxhurst
Beckenham Hastingleigh Shalden
Benenden Hawkhurst Sheerness
Bethersden Hawkinge Sheerness and Sheppey
Betteshanger Hayes Sheldwich
Bexley Headcorn Shipbourne
Bicknor Herne Shoreham
Bidborough Hernhill Shorne
Biddenden Hever Sibertswold
Bilsington High Halden Sittingbourne
Birchington High Halstow Smarden
Bircholt Higham Smeeth
Birling Hinxhill Snargate
Bishopsbourne Hoath Snave
Blean Hollingbourne Snodland
Blue Town and Minster Hoo Southfleet
Bobbing Hope All Saints Speldhurst
Bonnington Horsmonden St Alphage
Borden Horton Kirby and South Darenth St Andrew
Boughton Horton Kirkby St Augustine
Boughton Aluph Hothfield St Bartholomew
Boughton Malherbe Hougham St Clement
Boughton Monchelsea Hucking St Dunstan
Boxley Hunton St George the Martyr
Brabourne Hurst St Gregory
Brasted Hythe St James
Bredgar Hythe St Leonard St James the Apostle
Bredhurst Ickham St John
Brenchley Ifield St Lawrence
Brenzett Ightham St Leonard
Bridge Ivychurch St Margaret
Bromley Iwade St Martin
Brook Kemsing St Mary
Brookland Kenardington St Mary Bredin
Broomfield Kennington St Mary Bredman
Broomhill Keston St Mary Magdalene
Buckland Kidbrooke St Mildred
Burham Kingsdown St Nicholas
Burmarsh Kingsnorth St Nicholas Hospital
Canterbury Kingstone St Paul
Canterbury St Martin Knockholt St Peter
Capel Knowlton St Peter the Apostle
Catweazle Langley St Stephen
Chalk Leaveland Standford
Challock Lee Stansted
Charing Lee St Margaret Staple
Charlton Leeds Staplegate
Chart next Sutton Valence Leigh Staplehurst
Chart Sutton Lenham Staplehurst East
Chartham Lewisham Stelling
Chatham Leybourne Stelling Minnis
Chelsfield Leysdown Stockbury
Cheriton Linton Stodmarsh
Chevening Little Chart Stoke
Chiddingstone Little Hampton Stonar
Chiddingstone Hoath Little Mongeham Stone
Chilham Littlebourn Stourmouth
Chillenden London Road and Ville of Dunkirk Stowting
Chiselhurst Longfield Strood
Chislet Loose Sturry
Christchurch Lower Hardres Sundridge
Church Street and Nonington Luddenham Sutton
Cliffe Luddesdown Sutton at Hone
Cliffe St Margaret Lydd Sutton Valence
Cobham Lydden Swalecliffe
Coldred Lyminge Swanscombe
Cooling Lympne Swingfield
Cowden Lynsted Tenterden
Coxheath Linton Maidstone Teston
Cranbrook Marden Teynham
Cray St Mary Margate Thanington
Cray St Paul Margate St John Thornham
Crayford Marine Town and Minster Throwley
Crundale Meopham Tilmanstone
Cudham Mereworth Tonbridge
Cuxton Mersham Tong
Dadlington Midley Trottiscliffe
Darenth Mile Town and Minster Tudeley
Dartford Milson Tunbridge Wells
Davington Milstead Tunstall
Deal Milton Ulcombe
Denton Minster Upchurch
Detling Minster in Sheppey Upper Hardres
Ditton Molash Upstreet
Dover Moldash Vessels
Dover Castle St Mary Monks Horton Waldershare
Dover St James Monkton Walmer
Down Murston Waltham
Dunkirk Nackington Warden
Dymchurch Nettlestead Warehorne
East Barming New Brompton Wateringbury
East Cliff New Romney West Barming
East Farleigh Newchurch West Farleigh
East Langdon Newenden West Hythe
East Malling Newington West Langdon
East Peckham Newnham West Malling
East Plumstead Nonington West Peckham
East Sutton North Cray West Plumstead
East Wickham Northbourne West Wickham
East Wittering Northfleet Westbere
Eastbridge Northgate Westcliffe
Eastchurch Northgate St Mary Westerham
Eastling Nursted Western Heights
Eastry Oare Westgate Within Holy Cross
Eastwell Offham Westgate Without
Ebony Old Romney Westwell
Edenbridge Oldcastle Whitfield
Egerton Orgarswick Whitstable
Elham Orlestone Wichling
Elmley Orpington Wickhambreux
Elmsted Ospringe Willesborough
Elmstone Otford Wilmington
Eltham Otham Wingham
Erith Otterden Witchling
Ewell Oxney Wittersham
Eynsford Paddlesworth Womenswold
Eythorn Patrixbourne Woodchurch
Fairfield Pembury Woodnesborough
Farnborough Penshurst Woolwich
Farningham Petham Wootton
Faversham Pluckley Wormshill
Fawkham Plumstead Worth
Folkestone Postling Wouldham
Folkestone Christchurch Poulton Wrotham
Foots Cray Preston Wye
Fordwich Preston next Faversham Yalding
Frindsbury Queenborough

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.