Gloucestershire Family History Society

1851 Gloucestershire Census on CD

Thanks to a band of transcribers scattered throughout the world and checkers living locally, data has been carefully transcribed, checked, double checked and checked again by those with expert knowledge of local names and places. In cases of doubt, parish registers and GRO indexes have been used to confirm details. So the data is as accurate as it is possible to make it.

The data can be accessed in any of three formats, using:
An .exe file provided on the CD.
Portable Document Format (.pdf), which is read by Adobe® Acrobat.
Microsoft® Access database.

If you are having problems following an upgrade to Windows XP, and you wish to update the search engine, files are available for download at:
http://www.rhys-roberts.co.uk/

All background details are included on the CD
You can read the description of each Enumeration District, including the names of Enumerators, Registrars and Superintendent Registrars.

You can search in a number of ways:
As Enumerated - or by surname, alphabetically - or by fields; e.g.: Surname, Forename, Age, Occupation, Address, Parish of birth, County of birth.
You have the option to search by exact surname or by using the Soundex method.
Once you have found a family, you can also view Neighbours. Finally, you can cut and paste the data or print out the results.