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  2. 1881 United Kingdom census - Wikipedia

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    The 1881 census was the first UK census to be indexed in its entirety. In the 1980s, in a project that has been characterised as "the largest collection of historical source material to be made available in computerised form", [5] and "the first major 'crowd-sourced' exercise in the world", [6] the Genealogical Society of Utah began collaborating with the Federation of Family History Societies ...

  3. Findmypast - Wikipedia

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    Findmypast is a UK-based online genealogy service owned, since 2007, by British company DC Thomson. The website hosts billions of searchable records of census, directory and historical record information. [4] It originated in 1965 when a group of genealogists formed a group named "Title Research". The first internet website went live in 2003.

  4. Family Records Centre - Wikipedia

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    The 1841 to 1901 census returns for England and Wales could be consulted at the FRC and were accessed mainly online by searching for individuals by name. The 1841 to 1891 census returns were also available on microfilm, while the 1901 census was also available on microfiche. A selection of street indexes and other search aids were also available.

  5. List of genealogy databases - Wikipedia

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    Some records are free for anyone to access, but the majority are accessible only by paid subscription. Subscriber benefits vary by subscription class. [4] FamilySearch: 2471 All features free; Some records can only be accessed at a FamilySearch local office or through a library membership account. — Geneanet: 9814 Multilingual user interface.

  6. FamilySearch Indexing - Wikipedia

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    However, to access the billions of names that appear on these images, indexes are needed to be able to search them efficiently. Since FamilySearch indexing began in 2006, this crowdsourcing effort has produced more than one billion searchable records. The digital images and corresponding indexes are valuable to professionals, hobbyists, and ...

  7. FamilySearch - Wikipedia

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    These images can be searched along with a number of databases. While access to the records is always free, some records have restricted access, and can only be viewed at a FamilySearch Center, at an Affiliate Library, or by members of the Church. [34] [35] FamilySearch.org also contains the catalog of the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City ...

  8. FreeBMD - Wikipedia

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    FreeBMD is a website which coordinates and provides free transcriptions of the indexes to births, marriages and deaths (BMD) registrations held by the General Register Office for England and Wales (GRO). It also provides a free search function and online access to images of the pages of the BMD indexes. The website was founded in 1998.

  9. Free UK Genealogy - Wikipedia

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    Free UK Genealogy works with volunteers to make transcriptions of family history records. [3] Current projects include transcribing the England and Wales index of Births, Marriages and Deaths, historic Parish Registers and 19th Century Censuses. The resulting databases, FreeBMD, FreeCEN and FreeREG, and transcripts are free [4] to access. [5] [6]