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1861 England Census

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Abbots Bickington East Stonehouse Okehampton
Abbotsham East Teignmouth Otterton
Abbotskerswell East Worlington Ottery St Mary
Alphington Egg Buckland Paddington
Alverdiscott Eggesford Paignton
Alwington Ermington Pancrasweek
Arlington Exbourne Parkham
Ashburton Exeter All Hallows Goldsmith Street Parracombe
Ashbury Exeter All Hallows on the Wall Payhembury
Ashcombe Exeter Bedford Peters Marland
Ashford Exeter Holy Trinity Petertavy
Ashprington Exeter St David Petrockstow
Ashreigney Exeter St Edmund Pilton
Ashton Exeter St George and St John Pinhoe
Ashwater Exeter St Kerrian Plymouth
Atherington Exeter St Lawrence Plymouth Sound
Aveton Gifford Exeter St Leonard Plympton St Mary
Awliscombe Exeter St Martin Plympton St Maurice
Axminster Exeter St Mary Arches Plymstock
Axmouth Exeter St Mary Major Plymtree
Aylesbeare Exeter St Mary Steps Poltimore
Bampton Exeter St Olave Poughill
Barnstaple Exeter St Pancras Powderham
Beaford Exeter St Paul Puddington
Beaworthy Exeter St Petrock Pyworthy
Beer Ferris Exeter St Sidwell Rackenford
Belstone Exeter St Stephen Rattery
Berry Pomeroy Exeter St Thomas the Apostle Revelstoke
Berrynarbour Exminster Rewe
Bickington Farmington Ringmore
Bickleigh Farway Roborough
Bicton Feniton Rockbeare
Bideford Filleigh Romansleigh
Bigbury Fremington Roosdown
Bishops Nympton Frithelstock Rose Ash
Bishops Tawton George Nympton Salcombe Regis
Bishops Teignton Georgeham Sampford Courtenay
Bittadon Germansweek Sampford Peverell
Black Torrington Gidleigh Sampford Spinney
Blackawton Gittisham Sandford
Blackborough Goodleigh Satterleigh
Bondleigh Great Torrington Seaton and Beer
Bovey Tracey Haccombe Shaugh Prior
Bow Halberton Shebbear
Bradford Halwell Sheepstor
Bradninch Harberton Sheepwash
Bradstone Harford Sheldon
Bradworthy Harpford Sherford
Brampford Speke Hartland Shillingford
Branscombe Hatherleigh Shirwell
Bratton Clovelly Heanton Punchardon Shobrooke
Bratton Fleming Heavitree Shute
Braunton Hemyock Sidbury
Brendon Hennock Sidmouth
Brentor High Bickington Silverton
Bridestowe High Bray Slapton
Bridford Highampton Sourton
Bridgerule Highley St Mary South Brent
Brixham Highweek South Huish
Brixton Hittisleigh South Milton
Broad Clyst Hockworthy South Molton
Broadhembury Holbeton South Pool
Broadhempston Holcombe Burnell South Tawton
Broadwood Kelly Holcombe Rogus Southleigh
Broadwood Widger Hollacombe Sowton
Brushford Holne Spreyton
Buckerell Holsworthy St Andrew
Buckfastleigh Honeychurch St Budeaux
Buckland Brewer Honiton St Giles in the Wood
Buckland Filleigh Horwood St Giles on the Heath
Buckland in the Moor Huish St Mary
Buckland Monachorum Huntsham St Nicholas
Buckland Tout Saints Huntshaw Staverton
Budleigh Huxham Stockland
Bulkworthy Iddesleigh Stockleigh English
Burlescombe Ide Stockleigh Pomeroy
Burrington Ideford Stoke Cannon
Butterleigh Ilfracombe Stoke Damerel
Cadbury Ilsington Stoke Fleming
Cadeleigh Instow Stoke Gabriel
Calverleigh Inwardleigh Stoke Rivers
Chagford Ipplepen Stokeinteignhead
Challacombe Jacobstow Stokenham
Charles Kelly Stoneleigh
Charleton Kenn Stoodleigh
Chawleigh Kennerleigh Stowford
Cheldon Kentisbeare Sutcombe
Cheriton Bishop Kentisbury Swimbridge
Cheriton Fitzpaine Kenton Sydenham Damerel
Chittlehampton Kilmington Talaton
Chivelstone Kings Nympton Tamerton Foliott
Christow Kingsbridge Tavistock
Chudleigh Kingskerswell Tawstock
Chulmleigh Kingsteignton Tedburn St Mary
Church Stanton Kingston Teigngrace
Churchstow Kingswear Templeton
Churston Ferrers Knowstone Tetcott
Clannaborough Lamerton The Close
Clawton Landcross Thelbridge
Clayhanger Landkey Thornbury
Clayhidon Langtree Thorverton
Clovelly Lapford Throwleigh
Clyst Honiton Lewtrenchard Thrushelton
Clyst Hydon Lifton Thurlestone
Clyst St George Little Torrington Tidcombe
Clyst St Lawrence Littleham Tiverton
Clyst St Mary Loddiswell Topsham
Cockington Loxbear Torbryan
Coffinswell Loxhore Tormoham
Colaton Raleigh Luffincott Totnes
Coldridge Lundy Island Townstall
Colebrook and Plympton St Mary Luppitt Trentishoe
Colebrooke Lustleigh Trusham
Colyton Lydford Twitchen
Combe Raleigh Lympstone Uffculme
Combeinteignhead Lynton Ugborough
Combepyne Malborough Uplowman
Combmartin Mamhead Uplyme
Compton Gifford Manaton Upottery
Cookbury Mariansleigh Upton Helions
Cornwood Marldon Upton Pyne
Cornworthy Martinhoe Venn Ottery
Coryton Marwood Vessels
Cotleigh Marystow Virginstow
Countisbury Marytavy Walkhampton
Creacombe Meavy Warkleigh
Crediton Meeth Washfield
Cruwys Morchard Membury Washford Pyne
Cullompton Merton Wear Gifford
Culmstock Meshaw Welcombe
Dalwood Milton Abbot Wembury
Dartington Milton Damerel Wembworthy
Dartmouth St Petrox Modbury Werrington
Dartmouth St Saviour Molland West Alvington
Dawlish Monk Okehampton West Anstey
Dean Prior Monkleigh West Buckland
Denbury Monkton West Down
Deverill and Weston Morchard Bishop West Ogwell
Devonport Morebath West Putford
Diptford Moreleigh West Teignmouth
Dittisham Moretonhampstead West Worlington
Dodbrook Morthoe Westleigh
Doddiscombsleigh Musbury Whimple
Dolton Nether Exe Whitchurch
Dowland Newton Abbot Whitestone
Down St Mary Newton Ferrers Widecombe in the Moor
Drewsteignton Newton St Cyres Widworthy
Dunchideock Newton St Petrock Willand
Dunkeswell Newton Tracey Winkleigh
Dunsford North Bovey Witheridge
Dunsford and Holcombe Burnell North Huish Withycombe Raleigh
Dunsford and Kenn North Molton Wolborough
Dunterton North Petherwin Woodbury
East Allington North Tawton Woodland
East Anstey Northam Woodleigh
East Buckland Northcott Woolfardisworthy
East Budleigh Northleigh Yarcombe
East Down Northlew Yarnscombe
East Ogwell Nymet Rowland Yealmpton
East Portlemouth Oakford Zeal Monachorum
East Putford Offwell

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.