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1861 England Census

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Please choose a civil parish in Rutland:

Ashwell Greetham Preston
Ayston Hambleton Ridlington
Barrow Horne Ryhall
Barrowden Ketton Seaton
Belton Langham South Luffenham
Bisbrooke Leighfield Stretton
Braunston Liddington Teigh
Brooke Little Casterton Thistleton
Burley Lyndon Thorpe by Water
Caldecott Manton Tickencote
Clipsham Market Overton Tinwell
Cottesmore Martinsthorpe Tixover
Edith Weston Morcott Uppingham
Egleton Normanton Wardley
Empingham North Luffenham Whissendine
Essendine Oakham Deanshold Whitwell
Exton Oakham Lordshold Wing
Glaston Pickworth
Great Casterton Pilton

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.