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1861 England Census

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Albourne Folkington Piecombe
Alciston Ford Playden
Aldingbourne Framfield Plumpton
Alfold Frant Poling
Alfriston Friston Portslade
Amberley Funtington Poynings
Angmering Glynde Preston
Appledram Goring Pulborough
Ardingley Graffham Racton
Arlington Greatham Ringmer
Arundel Guestling Ripe
Ashburnham Gumber Rodmell
Ashington Hailsham Rogate
Ashurst Hamsey Rotherfield
Aughton Hangleton Rottingdean
Balcombe Hardham Rudgwick
Barcombe Hartfield Rumboldswyke
Barlavington Harting Rusper
Barnham Hastings All Saints Rustington
Battle Hastings Holy Trinity Rye
Beckley Hastings St Andrew Salehurst
Beddingham Hastings St Clement Seaford
Bepton Hastings St Leonard Sedlescombe
Berwick Hastings St Mary Bulverhithe Selham
Bexhill Hastings St Mary in the Castle Selmeston
Bignor Hastings St Mary Magdalen Selsey
Billingshurst Hastings St Michael Shermanbury
Binderton Heathfield Shipley
Binsted Heene Sidlesham
Birdham Heighton Singleton
Bishopstone Hellingly Slaugham
Blatchington Henfield Slindon
Bodiam Herstmonceux Slinfold
Bolney Heyshott Sompting
Bosham Hollington South Ambersham
Botolphs Hooe South Bersted
Boxgrove Horsham South Malling
Bramber Horsted Keynes South Stoke
Brede Houghton Southease
Brightling Hove Southover
Brighton Hunston Southwick
Broadwater Hurstpierpoint Stanmer
Broomhill Icklesham Stedham
Burpham Iden Steyning
Burton Ifield Stopham
Burwash Iford Storrington
Bury Iping Stoughton
Buxted Isfield Street
Catsfield Itchingfield Sullington
Chailey Jevington Sutton
Chalvington Keymer Tangmere
Chichester All Saints Kingston Tarring
Chichester St Andrew Kingston by Sea Telscombe
Chichester St Bartholomew Kirdford Terwick
Chichester St James Lamberhurst Thakeham
Chichester St Martin Lancing Ticehurst
Chichester St Olave Laughton Tillington
Chichester St Pancras Leominster Tortington
Chichester St Peter the Less Lewes All Saints Treyford
Chichester Subdeanery Lewes St Anne Trotton
Chichester The Close Lewes St John under the Castle Twineham
Chiddingley Lewes St Michael Twyford
Chidham Lewes St Peter and St Mary Westout Otherwise St Anne Uckfield
Chithurst Lewes St Thomas in the Cliffe Udimore
Clapham Linch Up Marden
Clayton Linchmere Up Waltham
Climping Lindfield Upper Beeding
Coages Litlington Vessels
Cocking Little Horsted Wadhurst
Coldwaltham Little Udimore Walberton
Compton Littlehampton Waldron
Coombs Lodsworth Warbleton
Cowfold Lower Beeding Warminghurst
Crawley Lurgashall Warnham
Crowhurst Madehurst Warningcamp
Cuckfield Maresfield Wartling
Dallington Mayfield Washington
Denton Merston West Blatchington
Didling Mid Lavant West Chiltington
Ditchling Middleton West Dean
Donnington Midhurst West Firle
Duncton Mountfield West Grinstead
Durrington New Fishbourne West Hoathly
Earnley New Shoreham West Itchenor
Eartham Newhaven West Stoke
Easebourne Newick West Tarring
East Chiltington Newtimber West Thorney
East Dean Newtown West Wittering
East Grinstead Ninfield Westbourne
East Guldeford North Ambersham Westfield
East Hoathly North Chapel Westham
East Lavant North Mundham Westhampnett
East Marden North Stoke Westmeston
East Preston Northiam Whatlington
Eastbourne Nuthurst Wiggonholt
Eastergate Old Shoreham Willingdon
Edburton Ore Wilmington
Egdean Oving Winchelsea St Thomas the Apostle
Elsted Ovingdean Wisborough Green
Etchingham Pagham Wiston
Ewhurst Parham Withyham
Fairlight Patcham Wivelsfield
Falmer Patching Woodmancott
Felpham Peasmarsh Woolavington
Fernhurst Penhurst Woolbeding
Ferring Pett Worth
Findon Petworth Yapton
Fittleworth Pevensey
Fletching Piddinghoe

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.