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Record collections
| Census | Date of release |
|---|---|
| 1911 census | October 2009 |
| 1901 census | May 2008 |
| 1891 census | March 2006 |
| 1881 census + SCOTLAND | July 2007 |
| 1871 census + SCOTLAND | November 2006 |
| 1861 census + SCOTLAND | February 2005 |
| 1851 census + SCOTLAND | November 2008 |
| 1841 census + SCOTLAND | September 2006 |
| Nether Hallam, Sheffield 1831 census | February 2009 |
| Corfe Castle & District 1790 census | February 2009 |
| Land | Date of release |
|---|---|
| Billingshurst Land Tax 1780-1832 | February 2009 |
| Surveys | Date of release |
|---|---|
| Cheshire Electoral Registers 1842-1900 | October 2011 |
| Boyd's Inhabitants of London & Family Units 1200-1946 | January 2010 |
| Freemen of Ipswich 1320-1996 | February 2009 |
| Directories and living relatives | Date of release |
|---|---|
| Business Index 1892-1987 | June 2011 |
| Government Gazettes, Victoria 1861-1875 | February 2009 |
| Kelly's Handbook 1901 | December 2005 |
| Pigot's Directory of Herefordshire 1835 | February 2009 |
| Apprentices | Date of release |
|---|---|
| Apprentices Of Great Britain 1710-1774 | January 2011 |
| Dorset Parish Apprentices 1605-1799 | February 2009 |
| Lincolnshire Parish Apprentice Indentures 1618-1925 | February 2009 |
| Manchester Apprentices 1700-1849 | September 2011 |
| Somerset Parish Apprentices 1575-1800 | February 2009 |
| Merchant navy | Date of release |
|---|---|
| Crew Lists 1861-1913 | April 2009 |
| Merchant Navy Seamen 1918-1941 NEW | September 2011 |
| Occupations | Date of release |
|---|---|
| Clergy List 1896 | December 2005 |
| Dental Surgeons Directory 1925 | December 2005 |
| Dorset Hemp & Flax Growers 1782-1793 | February 2005 |
| Manchester Police Index 1812-1941 NEW | December 2011 |
| Match workers strike, Bow 1888 | February 2009 |
| Medical Directory For Ireland 1858 | December 2005 |
| Medical Register 1913 | December 2005 |
| Teachers' Registration Council Registers 1914-1948 | January 2011 |
| Thames watermen and lightermen 1688-2010 NEW | February 2012 |
| Trinity House Calendars 1787-1854 | January 2011 |
| Schools | Date of release |
|---|---|
| Glamorgan Schools Admission Registers 1768-1911 | February 2009 |
| Manchester Industrial School Registers 1866-1912 | September 2011 |
| Manchester School Registers 1870-1924 | September 2011 |
| Courts & Legal | Date of release |
|---|---|
| Bankrupt directory 1820-1843 | February 2009 |
| Manchester Prison Registers 1847-1881 | September 2011 |
| Wiltshire Quarter Session Calendars 1728-1859 | September 2011 |
| Wiltshire Removal Orders 1670-1890 | February 2009 |
| Hospitals | Date of release |
|---|---|
| Prestwich Asylum Admissions 1851-1901 NEW | December 2011 |
| Salisbury Infirmary Admissions & Discharges 1761-1832 | February 2009 |
| Workhouses and Poor Law | Date of release |
|---|---|
| Cheshire Workhouse Records 1781-1912 | October 2011 |
| Derbyshire Workhouse Reports 1842 | February 2009 |
| Lincolnshire Settlement Certificates 1675-1860 | February 2011 |
| Lincolnshire Settlement Examinations 1721-1865 | February 2011 |
| Manchester Workhouse Registers 1800-1911 | September 2011 |
| Births and baptisms | Date of release |
|---|---|
| Births 1761-2006 | July 2010 |
| Civil Service Evidence of Age 1752-1948 | November 2007 |
| Parish baptisms 1538-2005 | September 2008 |
| Churches and Religion | Date of release |
|---|---|
| Wrightington Confirmations 1813-1876 | February 2009 |
| Wrightington First Communicants 1851-1889 | February 2009 |
| Deaths and burials | Date of release |
|---|---|
| Army Roll of Honour 1939-45 | June 2006 |
| Deaths 1796-2006 | May 2011 |
| De Ruvigny's Roll 1914-1918 | October 2009 |
| GWR Shareholders 1835-1932 | January 2008 |
| Index to death duty registers 1796-1903 | December 2005 |
| Parish burials 1538-2005 | December 2007 |
| Probate & Wills 1462-1858 | February 2009 |
| Royal Naval Division 1914-1919 | December 2007 |
| Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 | June 2006 |
| Marriages | Date of release |
|---|---|
| Divorce indexes 1858-1903 | December 2005 |
| Marriages 1796-2005 | November 2010 |
| Parish marriages 1538-2005 | August 2008 |
| Travel and migration | Date of release |
|---|---|
| Bengal Civil Service Gradation List 1869 | December 2005 |
| Convict arrivals in New South Wales 1788-1842 | February 2009 |
| East India Company's Commercial Marine Service Pensions List 1793-1833 | December 2005 |
| East India Register & Army List 1855 | December 2005 |
| Indian Army and Civil Service List 1873 | December 2005 |
| India Office List 1933 | December 2005 |
| Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 | January 2007 |
| Register of passport applications 1851-1903 | December 2005 |
Note:
Transcriptions for the 1881 census are free to view.
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Search tips
How does All Records work?
‘All Records’ searches all of our records (except for Living Relatives) and tells you how many results there are for the name you’ve searched for in each of our record collections.
You can search for a specific person by including their ‘birth year’ and/or ‘death year’, or you can search more broadly if you enter a ‘last name’ and (optionally) a ‘first name’.
The search fields
You will need to enter a ‘last name’ to run a search, but the other fields are optional. Wildcards cannot be used, but if you tick the ‘include variants’ tick-box, diminutives of the name you are searching will be included in your results. For example, if you search for the last name ‘Miller’ with ‘include variants’ ticked, you will receive results for the name ‘Millar’ as well.
Entering a first name may make your search results more manageable. As with forenames, you can tick the ‘include variants’ tick-box, which can prove particularly useful for census records, where first names are often abbreviated (for instance, Charles may appear as Chas, or George as Geo, and so on).
Results
Your results are grouped by record collection. Scroll down the results list to see how many matches were found within each collection.
There are two types of result:
Record collections that offer ‘Record’ results can be fully searched by name. Records results mean either that there are definite matches for the name you’ve entered, or (where the records only include a first initial), that there may be matches for your chosen name. For example, if you searched for ‘James Smith’, record results may also list records for ‘J Smith’.
Record collections that offer ‘Page’ results have not been transcribed in full. The records are held on a set of name and date-indexed pages. To discover whether the name you’ve searched for appears for a particular date, you will need to view (and check) the relevant page or pages. It is possible – particularly with less common names – that a page result contains no entries for the name you searched for.
Viewing results
Results appear in the form of a link, such as ‘603 pages’ or ‘315 records’. Click the link to see a summary of individual results for that record collection. You can then decide which (if any) of the individual results you want to view.
Redefining your search
Once you have viewed a particular record collection’s results, clicking the ‘redefine search’ link will let you redefine your search within that collection.
Returning to the ‘All Records’ results page
If you want to return to your ‘All Records’ search results, click the ‘all search results’ link, with its backward-pointing arrow, at the bottom of the page.
