UK 1881 Census

Elaine Collins, Commercial Director, Find My Past Ltd., talks about what can be found in the United Kingdom census records.

Elaine Collins, Commercial Director, Find My Past Ltd., talks about how the census records were compiled.


The 1881 census includes the following information for each person enumerated: name, address, relation to head of family, marital status, gender, age, profession and birthplace. This census can be very valuable in determining family relationships, birth dates and locations as well as other genealogical information.