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1861 England Census

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[Hayton] Ellenborough Naworth
Abbey Lanercost Embleton Nether Denton
Above Derwent Ennerdale Nether Hesket and Upper Hesket
Aikton Eskdale Nether Wasdale
Ainstable Eskett and Salter Netherby
Allerby Etterby Newbiggin
Allhallows Farlam Newby
Alston Faugh Newlands Row
Anthorn Fenton Newton
Arlecdon Fingland Newtown
Arthuret Flimby Nichol Forest
Askerton Frizington Nixon
Aspatria and Brayton Gaitsgill and Raughton Northsceugh
Bailey Gamblesby Orton
Bassenthwaite Geltsdale Forest Oughterby
Beaumont Gilcrux Oughterside
Belbank Gill and Motherby Oulton
Belbank and Bewcastle Glassonby Ousby
Berrier and Murrah Gosforth Papcastle
Bewaldeth and Snittlegarth Great Broughton Parton
Bewcastle Great Clifton Parton and Thursby
Biglands and Gamblesby Great Salkeld Penrith
Birkby Greysouthen Petteril Crooks
Birker and Austhwaite Greystoke Plumbland
Blackwell High Grinsdale Plumpton Wall
Blackwell Low Haile Ponsonby
Blencarn Harraby Preston Quarter
Blencogo Harrington Redmain
Blennerhasset and Kirkland Hawkesdale Renwick
Blindbothel Haworth Ribton
Blindcrake Hayton Rickerby
Bolton Hayton and Mealo Rickergate
Bolton Gate Hensingham Rockcliffe Castletown
Bolton High Hethersgill Rockcliffe Churchtown
Bolton Low Holme Abbey Rosley
Bootle Holme East Waver Rottington
Botcherby Holme Low Sandwith
Botchergate Holme St Cuthbert Santon
Bothel and Threapland Houghton Scaleby
Boustead Hill Hunsonby and Winskill Scales
Bowness Hutton in the Forest Seaton
Bowscale Hutton John Sebergham High
Brackenthwaite Hutton Roof Sebergham Low
Brampton Hutton Soil Setmurthy
Breconhill Ireby High Skelton
Bridekirk Ireby Low Skirwith
Briery Irthington Solport
Briery and Castlerigg Irton St Bees
Brigham Irton and Melthwaite St Bees and Whitehaven
Brisco Isell Old Park St Bridget Beckermet
Brocklebank Itonfield St Cuthbert Within
Bromfield Ivegill St James
Buckabank Johnby St John Beckermet
Burgh Kelsick St John in the Vale
Burtholme Kelton St Mary Within
Bustabeck Bound and Castle Sowerby Kingmoor Staffield
Buttermere Kingwater Stainburn
Caldbeck Haltcliff Kinniside Stanton
Caldbeck High Kirkandrews Moat Stanwix
Caldbeck Low Kirkandrews Nether Stapleton
Caldewgate Kirkandrews on Eden Stoneraise
Calthwaite Kirkandrews on Esk Sunderland
Calthwaite and Plumpton Street Kirkbampton Talkin
Camerton Kirkbride Tallentire
Cargo Kirkland Tarraby
Carlatton Kirklinton and West Linton Threkeld
Carlatton and Cumwhitton Kirklinton Middle Thursby
Carleton Kirkoswald Thwaites
Castle Carrock Lamplugh Torpenhow and Whitrigg
Castle Sowerby Langrigg Trough
Castlerigg Langwathby Uldale
Castlerigg, St John in the Vale and Wythburn Laversdale Ulpha
Catterlen Lazonby Underskiddaw
Chapel Sucken Linstock Upper Denton
Cleator Little Bampton Upperby
Cockermouth Little Blencow Vessels
Corney Little Broughton Waberthwaite
Crofton and Thursby Little Clifton Walton High
Croglin Little Salkeld Walton Low
Crookdale Longburgh Wampool
Crosby upon Eden Longtown Wasdale
Crosscanonby Lorton Waterhead
Crosthwaite Loweswater Watermillock
Culgaith Lowside Quarter Waverton
Cumdivock Matterdale Weddicar
Cummersdale Mealsgate West Newton
Cumrew Melmerby Wetheral
Cumwhitton Melthwaite Wheyrigg
Dacre Middle Whicham
Dalston Middlesceugh Whinfell
Dean Midgeholm Whitbeck
Dearham Millom Whitehaven
Distington Millom Above Wiggonby
Dovenby Millom Below Wigton
Drigg and Carleton Moorhouse Winder
Drumburgh Moorthwaite Winscales
Dundraw Moresby Woodside
Eaglesfield Mosedale Workington
Eaglesfield Abbey Mosser Wreay
Eaglesfield Abbey and St Mary Within Muncaster Wythop
Easby Mungrisdale Wyton
Edenhall Murton
Egremont Naddle

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.