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Thank you! That gave me the result I wanted instantly! 
Unfortunately the problem also occurs on the 1851 census. I've been trying to search using first name and age and even just in one county, but still getting timed out. I wouldn't mind but the only reason I'm looking on FindMyPast is to see if my elusive ancestor may have just been mistranscribed on ancestry rather than completely missing off the census but having no luck there 'cos of timeouts. As she died in 1855, no chance of finding where she came from later!
Nicola
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