This project aims to provide a "free-to-view" online searchable database of all the 19th century Warwickshire census returns.     It is part of an initiative to make
high quality primary (or near-primary) records of relevance to UK
genealogy conveniently and freely available online.
Currently we are transcribing the 1891 and 1841 census returns,
the 1861 census will be started shortly
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) have provided the microfiche for the 1891
project and CDs for the 1861 project, the 1841 project used commercial disks purchased by volunteers.
CLICK ON THE BUTTONS BELOW FOR THE STATUS OF THE PROJECT
THE GREEN ENTRIES IN THE TABLES ARE ALREADY ONLINE !!!
The Project makes use of specially developed software modules for data entry,
checking, validation and database upload, under the global name of UK-CENS,
and the software is described on the parent project's page at FreeCEN.
Input, software, instructions and lots of advice will be supplied by the organizers.
There is also a dedicated mailing list to ask questions on and to receive advice about
changes or upgrades to the software.
There are two phases.
In the first, volunteers transcribe the returns using whatever
method suits them best and load the data into the software.
In the second phase the transcriptions will be checked
against the microfiche using a separate piece of software.
The software for both phases is designed to make the tasks as easy as possible.
The completed returns are posted on this website and uploaded to the Free Census Online Database
The OLDB now has over four million records (March 2005), which includes about 600,000 from Warwickshire.
The project is being organized by Michael J McCormick and
who would be happy to answer any questions.
Anyone who wishes to volunteer as a transcriber/checker, please contact
This project is designed to help not just ourselves and others who are researching
Warwickshire family history now, but to build a resource that will help future family historians.
If you are online (and reading this !) you can participate from wherever you are!
Team Photos
Some other FreeCEN sites with data posted:
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