Census help

The census search allows access to all the census data which the Society has gained from various census projects prior to the advent of commercial online facilities. The system includes:

1851 Census. Those later parts of the 1851 census for Northumberland and Co. Durham which were transcribed into databases rather than the earlier ones formatted as text documents

1861 Census. Only 3 parts of South Shields.

1871 Census. All of Northumberland (with Grateful thanks to John NIEURZYLA. This was a one man effort!)

1891 Census. Complete census

The following may be used as criteria for a search

Field	Description
Surname	Surname of the individual
Type of Match	This changes the way that the Surname field is compared with the Surname of the individual. It is either: • Exact Match – must exactly match the letters entered • Contains – must contain the letters entered • Starts with – must start with the letters entered • Sounds Like – sounds like the letters entered e.g. Smith / Smyth
Forename	Forename of the individual must contain the letters entered
County	County where the census was recorded
Census Year	Year that the Census took place
Estimated Year of Birth	Estimated year of birth based on the age of the person at the time of the Census
+/-	This applied to the Estimated year of birth and allows for a range to be searched. i.e. Year of birth plus or minus a number of years entered

When the search criteria have been entered, click on the Search button.

When a search is complete, a list of census records will be displayed. Click on the view at the right hand side to display the Census record.
Note – people living in the same house only applies to the 1891 Census as the society recorded the address for these records.

If there are more than 20 records that meet the search criteria, you will see a Next button to display the following page.