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15 February 2006

1891 Census now online

'I just noticed the 1891 census this morning.. and bang.. straight away I got my great grandfather's family - now I have my great great grandfather with four sons and his wife I am on cloud 9..."  Ms C Cannon.

It's arrived! Findmypast.co.uk is pleased to unveil the 1891 census for England and Wales, with refinements to the search option to follow.

As with the 1861 census, we have transcribed more fields than any other online census, offering you the widest range of search options and increasing the chances of finding your elusive ancestor.

The first counties to go live are:

London
Surrey
Kent
Middlesex

We will continue to update you each time new county is added.