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1871 England Census

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

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.