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Sheffield and Rotherham 1861 Census index

• Transcription and conventions used
• Coverage
• Checking
• Grouping
• Abbreviations and codes
• Contact details
• How to buy
• Copyright

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Transcription and conventions used

This index consists of 264,685 entries covering the area around Sheffield and Rotherham.

The index includes the following information from the census enumerator's book:

• Forenames.
• Surname (in CAPITALS).
• Age of individual.
• Place and County of Birth.
• Piece - Public Records Office (now The National Archives) reference to batch of Census Enumerators' books filmed in the class RG9.
• Folio - number stamped on the top-right hand corner of each right hand page in a census enumerator's book (not to be confused with the printed page number). A suffix of 'F' or 'B' will, respectively, indicate the front or reverse of the leaf stamped with the folio number.

Coverage

The following piece numbers are included in this index. A more comprehensive and useful description will follow.

Checking

All entries have been double-checked.

The following errors by the census enumerator have been reported:

RG9/3481 The entry for BENJAMIN and ANN YATES (p14f) should be under BENJAMIN and ANN PARSONS. The enumerator has carried on writing "ditto" for too long. It has been corroborated by an entry in the 1861 voters' lists and research done by the Local Studies Librarian.

RG9/3482 It has been brought to our attention that the entry for ESTHER GRAY and her son DYSON EWICK (folio 41) should be under ESTHER LEVICK and her son DYSON LEVEK. Esther was housekeeper to her brother in law George Gray, and is described on the census as housekeeper and sister in law to him. Dyson is described as nephew, and it would appear as though his name is a result of bad handwriting or mis-hearing a name. Both have been corroborated by other research.

RG9/3492 folio 43 GEORGE SIDDALL, 30, born HADON, Derbyshire and his wife MARGARET, 27, born Durham, ditto (ie Derbyshire) and their two children both born Monkwearmouth, Co Durham. It is highly likely that the Durham is really Co Durham and not in Derbyshire.

Grouping

There are no record groups in this database.

Abbreviations and Codes

The Chapman County codes have been used to distinguish the various ridings of Yorkshire, so ERY is the East Riding, WRY is the North Riding and NRY is the North Riding.

Contact details

For more information about the Sheffield and District Family History Society please see the web site www.sheffieldfhs.org.uk

How to buy

An alphabetical finding index for the Sheffield and Rotherham area 1861 Census is available on CD-ROM, microfiche and computer disk. It also gives name, age, place of birth and enumeration reference enabling you to identify potential ancestors and locate their entry in the 1861 Census. The Sheffield and District Family History Society also provides a search service for this index. These are available from the Society and also via GENfair.

Copyright and disclaimer

© Trustees of the Sheffield and District 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).

While every care has been taken in the preparation of the index users are advised to view facsimiles (film or images) of the census enumerator's books and to form their own interpretation. This will also allow you determine or confirm other family members and members of the household on census night. The Sheffield and District Family History Society accepts no liability for any errors or omissions that remain (although they would welcome notification of alternative interpretations of the census enumerator's books.)

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