In a message dated 06/05/2007 20:20:27 GMT Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: I would be much obliged if anyone could please have a look in the 1871 census for Durham (don't know area) for my great grandfather and his family. "Durham" can mean either "Co Durham" or "Durham City" but since you say you don't know the area then I have to assume you mean "somewhere in Co Durham". Given that the population of Co Durham in 1871 was 685,045 and that only a very small part is covered by purchaseable indexes (booklets, microfiche, CD etc), that would be a massive job. Your best bet would be to use a pay-per-view site such as Ancestry.com where you will find a searcheable on-line version of the census. My only warning about doing that is that it does contain inaccuracies and mis-transcriptions so whatever you find must be confirmed from the actual records (microfilm of the enumerators' notebooks) before you really believe it! Geoff Nicholson