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1861 England Census

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Please choose a civil parish in Bedfordshire:

Ampthill Eyeworth Ravensden
Arlesey Farndish Renhold
Aspley Felmersham Ridgmont
Aspley Guise Flitton Riseley
Astwick Flitwick Roxton
Barton in the Clay Goldington Salford
Battlesden Great Barford Sandy
Bedford St Cuthbert Harlington Sharnbrook
Bedford St John Harrold Shefford
Bedford St John and Bedford St Mary Hawnes Shefford Hardwick
Bedford St Mary Heath and Reach Shelton
Bedford St Paul Henlow Shillington
Bedford St Peter Higham Gobion Silsoe
Bedford St Peter Martin Hockcliffe Souldrop
Biddenham Holcot Southill
Biggleswade Holwell St Cuthbert
Billington Houghton Conquest St Peter
Bletsoe Houghton Regis Stagsden
Blunham Husborne Crawley Stanbridge
Blunham and Chalton Ivington Steppingley
Blunham and Muggerhanger Kempston Stevington
Bolnhurst Keysoe Stotfold
Bromham Knotting Streatley with Sharpenhoe
Campton Langford Sundon
Cardington Leighton Buzzard Sutton
Carlton Lidlington Tempsford
Chalgrave Little Barford Thurleigh
Chellington Little Staughton Tilbrook
Chicksands Lower Gravenhurst Tilsworth
Clapham Luton Tingrith
Clifton Marston Toddington
Clophill Maulden Totternhoe
Cockayne Hatley Melchbourne Turvey
Colmworth Meppershall Upper Gravenhurst
Cople Millbrook Upper Stondon
Cranfield Milton Bryant Vessels
Dean Milton Ernest Westoning
Dunstable Northill Whipsnade
Dunton Oakley Wilden
Eastcotts Odell Willington
Eaton Bray Old Warden Wilshamstead
Eaton Socon Pavenham Wilstead
Edworth Pertenhall Woburn
Egginton Potsgrove Wootton
Elstow Potton Wrestlingworth
Eversholt Puddington Wymington
Everton Pulloxhill Yelden

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.