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1851 England Census

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

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.