Hi John, If you have access to Ancestry there is a search option where you put in name, year of birth and place of birth etc. There is another option where you can click on the county from a list of all the counties. This then takes you into a list of towns within that county, so you can click on that which gives you a list of smaller places. When you finally find the small village or area you want, you will get two options:- 1. View description of enumeration district 2. list of districts available Also the rolls of census films/fiche are still usually available in the Record Offices of the census area, which can be a town, or the county record office. Hope that helps, Anouska ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Yahoo" <ejohnsands@yahoo.co.uk> > To: <ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 4:16 PM > Subject: [ENG-SHROP] Census Returns > > >> Hi list >> >> One possibly for Mike or Graham. >> >> When I traced my family back through the 1841 -1871 censuses in 1980 it >> was >> a case of scrolling through reels of microfilm at what was then the Local >> Studies Library in, I seem to recall, temporary accommodation in St >> Mary's >> Church Hall. My people lived in the country, so no street names and >> numbers. >> The area is identified on a sheet at the beginning of a section which >> reads, >> for example, "All that part of the Township of Whixall in the Parish of >> Prees which lies west of the road leading from Cotton Turnpike Gate to >> Ellesmere including 11 houses on the N.E. side of the said road between >> Cotton Gate and Bostocks Hall which 11 houses are up to the road side". I >> noted a few of these, but by no means all - in most cases only the name >> of >> the township. >> >> At some time in the future I would like to see where, or whereabouts, my >> ancestors actually lived. >> >> Does anyone know >> a) if these "lead" pages can be accessed through Ancestry >> b) if so, how >> c) if it is then possible to identify which pages each refers to >> >> and as a last resort >> d) if and where the rolls of microfilm are still available? >> >> Thanks >> >> John >> >> >> >> >> ==== ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS Mailing List ==== >> The 'SUBJECT' line is the first thing others will see - use it wisely. >> PLEASE do not just click on 'reply' - Change the subject line to describe >> more accurately the subject of *your* message. >> This is particularly important when replying to a 'Digest' >> >> ============================== >> Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. >> New content added every business day. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >> >> > >