1861 Census enquiry - general

[TriciaAnn]

Hi again
Thankyou to those who have already been so helpful with specific searches but I wonder if there is anyone who can give some advice please. I am sure the answer will be "No" but I would like to know if there is anyway of searching the 1861 census by putting in just the christian name, date of birth and place of birth and likely area?

I am looking for a Patrick Caton ( or possibly Condon/Kayton/Carton, you name it the variables are endless) bornApril 1859 Marylebone ( The Rectory district) to John Caton and his wife Mary/Catherine Caton etc etc. There has been a lookup done for me here recently for Condons in Southwark, which include a Patrick but it is not the right family as there should have been  present also a Mary b 1855; Johanna b 1857 as well as Patrick. I just cant find this family anywhere 1861, although in 1871 they are all in THe Rectory Dist of Marylebone!

Any ideas gratefully received
Pat

[suzard]

you can search just putting in forename year , country and county of birth

I find it best to start with y.o.b. as given on another census and take it from there

Suz

[PaulineJ]

But there are also known to be large chunks of census books which did not survive as well as single homes/ streets which were not included. They may not be there at all.

[TriciaAnn]

Thanks for the replies. I can only access the 1861 census on GenesReunited and you cannot search there with just the forename. Which site can you do that on please?
Thanks
Pat

[Valda]

Hi TriciaAnn


A recent search for the family in Marylebone hasn't turned them up (using the type of search Suz describes).

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,547424.0.html

There are various subscription sites which hold the 1861 census - Ancestry, Findmypast (same company that owns GenesReunited), British Origins and The Genealogist. Ancestry indexes for instance certainly have the flexibility to search as Suz describes.


Regards

Valda

[TriciaAnn]

Thankyou all very much
Pat