Hi Marg and listers I have just discovered that the LDS indexers have been working on the ENG/WLS Census database. Sometimes an ancestry.com search doesn't produce the goods and having a second index is handy. Point your browser at: https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&recordType=Census&countryId=1927033 or use this shorter link: http://tinyurl.com/LDS-ENG-WLS-Census-Collection The latest update was the 4th April 2011. The 1881 Index is by household which is why, I suspect, that the number of records is 5,962,278. There is no index for 1871. There are no images but a link to findmypast but you need a $ub$cription or pay-a$-you-go to view their images. Regards Ian J