Free Access To 1911 Census Across England And Wales
Thousands of people across England and Wales will soon get the opportunity to delve into their family history online for free.The National Archives, in collaboration with UK-based family history website findmypast.com, is providing seven archives and libraries around England and Wales with free access to the recently completed online records of the 1911 census.
The census, available at 1911census.co.uk, provides a snapshot of life in the early 20th century, showing the name, age, place of birth, marital status and occupation of every resident in every home, as well as their relationship to the head of the household.
The seven institutions soon to launch free access to the census records are:
- Birmingham Archives & Heritage
- Devon Record Office (Exeter)
- The National Library of Wales (Aberystwyth)
- Manchester Archives and Local Studies and Greater Manchester County Record Office
- Norfolk Record Office
- Nottinghamshire Archives
- Tyne and Wear Archives
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Thank you, thank you, Jean-Yves for posting this. Within 10 minutes, I had the long-elusive record of my great-great-granduncle and his wife and daughter who left England for Canada just before WW I. They only stayed in Canada for a few years and left for the US and were never heard from again. This is the first official record I have found of them.
Glad to hear that this post was helpful Louis. I also need to search for some information in the 1911 Census...
Thanks for the heads-up, Jean-Yves. I learn so much from GeneaNet. Sad to say, so far as I can tell, access to the 1911 census is not online. Now, THAT would be really, really great news for those of us living outside England and Wales. Oh happy day when that milestone is reached.
The 1911 census is online - the links above don't all work straightaway but try again here http://www.1911census.co.uk obviously it's not free for everyone (yet!) but you can search for free!