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 >>> >>> >> >> > >