1861 Wales Census

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Please choose a civil parish in Flintshire:

Abenbury Fachan	Gwernafield	Northop
Arddynwent	Gwespyr	Northop and Soughton
Arddynwent and Mold	Halghton	Northop Wepre
Argoed	Halking	Overton
Bangor	Hanmer	Penley
Bettisfield	Hawarden	Picton
Bistre	Higher Kinnerton	Rhuddlan
Bodfari	Holywell	Saltney
Bronington	Hope	Sealand
Bryngwyn Isa	Iscoyd	Shotton
Bryngwyn Isa and Trefeddian	Kelsterton	Threapwood
Bryngwyn Ucha	Kelston	Trefechan
Caerfallwch	Leadbrook	Trefeddian
Caerfallwch and Northop	Leeswood	Trefraith
Caerwys	Llanasa	Trewaelod
Coed y Mynydd and Ysceifiog	Llwynegrin	Tryddyn
Cwm	Manor and Rake	Tybroughton
Erbistock	Marford and Hoseley	Vessels
Ewloe Wood	Meliden	Whitford
Flint	Mold	Willington
Golden Grove	Nannerch	Worthenbury
Golftyn	Nerquis	Ysceifiog
Gronnant	Newmarket

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.