Cleveland, North Yorkshire & South Durham 1891 Census Index

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Cleveland, N. Yorkshire & S. Durham FHS provide indexes offering comprehensive coverage of the area of interest of the society for the 1851 and 1891 census.

Transcription and conventions used

This index consists of 580,021 entries from the 1891 Census Returns for the counties of Durham and Yorkshire.

The Northern Yorkshire and Southern Durham 1891 Census Index is believed to be complete.

The records include:

  • County – county of enumeration as a Chapman County Code i.e. NRY = North Riding of Yorkshire: DUR = County Durham. Note:The county is based on the piece number but some piece numbers cover areas in both North Yorkshire and South Durham.
  • Reg. District – The registration district used for census purposes.
  • Place of Enumeration – the area corresponding to the piece number.
  • Surname – as enumerated.
  • Forename(s) – as enumerated.
  • Age Male – Age in years if male, ‘m’ indicates months, ‘d’ indicates days, ‘w’ indicates weeks
  • Age Female – similar to age for male.
  • Birth Place – usually town, parish, village, hamlet. Some spelling altered to assist searcher. ‘Brit Subj’ – British Subject born in foreign country is included where found in original entry.
  • Birth County – county of birth as a Chapman County Code e.g. YKS = Yorkshire: DUR = County Durham.
  • Piece Number – refers to filmed batch of enumerators’ books within the RG12/ classification by the National Archives, London. (Reference used by all archives holding these films).
  • ‘?’ indicates a possible enumeration mistake. Square brackets [ ] indicate an alternative or addition given to assist the searcher
  • ‘…?’ indicates where writing was illegible
  • ‘?’ – transcriber and checker unsure of entry e.g. Frances?

This Index is based on the transcription work over many years of a large number of local voluntary members  of the Cleveland, N. Yorks & South Durham Family History Society.

Coverage

For Southern Durham the area of interest covers the region approximately north of Hartlepool on the North East coast across the county to Middleton in Teesdale and environs. Also the east of Stockton then following the River Tees to west of Barnard Castle.

For Northern Yorkshire the area of interest covers the region round Middlesbrough to Whitby on the east coast, across the North Yorks Moors to Thirsk then across county to the upper Dales in the west.

The following table lists the places in both County Durham and North Yorkshire, the number of records for that place and the piece numbers where they appear.

County Durham

Place of EnumerationNo. of entriesPieces
AUCKLAND608154067, 4068, 4069, 4070, 4071, 4072, 4073, 4074
AYCLIFFE74504046
BARNARD CASTLE80984080, 4081
DARLINGTON419604040, 4041, 4042, 4043, 4044, 4045
HAMSTERLEY274844075, 4076, 4077, 4078
HARTLEPOOL655764058, 4059, 4060, 4061, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4065, 4066
MIDDLETON67094082
SEDGEFIELD195604055, 4056, 4057
STAINDROP61674079
STOCKTON614674047, 4048, 4049, 4050, 4051, 4052, 4053, 4054
Total (10)305286 

North Riding of Yorkshire

Place of EnumerationNo. of entriesPieces
ALDBROUGH18104039
APPLETON UPON WISKE23734025
ASKRIGG25664032
BEDALE55044028
CATTERICK30344037
DANBY15774003
EGTON47803993
GUISBOROUGH62854002
HAWES21704033
HELMSLEY37173985
HUTTON RUDBY22564024
KIRKBY MOORSIDE50913987
KNAYTON16213984
LASTINGHAM20963988
LEYBURN45504031
LOFTUS112593997, 3998
LYTHE37623996
MARSKE208683999, 4000, 4001
MASHAM27304029
MIDDLEHAM30854030
MIDDLESBROUGH758514004, 4005, 4006, 4007, 4008, 4009, 4010, 4011, 4012, 4013, 4014
MUKER12154034
NEWSHAM10364038
NORTHALLERTON88994026, 4027
ORMESBY285804015, 4016, 4017, 4018
OSWALDKIRK19083986
PICKERING48263989
PICKHILL12363981
REETH20034035
RICHMOND67544036
SINNINGTON9093990
STOKESLEY88574022, 4023
SUTTON11573983
THIRSK65833982
THORNABY163404019, 4020, 4021
TOPCLIFFE15903980
WHITBY158573994, 3995
Total (37)274735 

Checking

The data has been checked by a select number of local experts other than transcribers.

Grouping

These records can not be grouped into households as the index does not include relationship to head of household or schedule number and the records have been supplied sorted by name.

Abbreviations and Codes

Abbreviations used in the Age column of the index: h = hours; d = days; w = weeks; m=months; y = years.

Chapman County Codes have been used for the county of birth and the County where the enumeration took place e.g. NRY = North Riding of Yorkshire, YKS = Yorkshire, DUR = County Durham.

How to buy

Originally the 1891 Census Index was produced on microfiche and CD. Visit website www.clevelandfhs.org.uk for publication details, costs and order forms. Cleveland FHS also provide an email & postal search service of the full transcriptions. See website for address

Searches of full transcriptions will only be done for members of the Cleveland FHS. Please quote your membership number in any correspondence with the society.

Contact details

Enquiries to David Taylor, Publications Officer, 106 The Avenue, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough TS7 0AH

Copyright and disclaimer

© Trustees of the Cleveland, N. Yorks & South Durham Family History Society. The Census is Crown Copyright and the information from the Census is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO).

Every care has been taken in the preparation of this Index. However, users are advised to view images of the original census returns (microform, CD) for additional information and to confirm for themselves interpretation of the records.

The Cleveland, N. Yorks & South Durham Family History Society accepts no liability for any errors or omissions that remain (although they would welcome notification of alternative interpretations after the searcher has viewed the census).

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