Hi I am writing to provide an update on the 1861 census project. Five further pieces have been uploaded to the on line database and are now searchable for free on the main Freecen site at http://www.freecen.org.uk These are pieces: RG09/1194 Yarmouth Northern covering the parishes Cobham Island (SFK), Great Yarmouth RG09/1207 Buxton covering the parishes of Coltishall, Erpingham, Great Hautbois, Hevingham, Ingworth, Lammas, Little Hautbois, Marsham, Scottow, Skeyton, Stratton Strawless, Swanton Abbott, Tuttington RG09/1221 Costessey covering the parishes Barford, Barnham Broom, Bawburgh, Bowthorpe, Brandon Parva, Carleton Forehoe, Colton, Costessey, Coston, Easton, Marlingford, Runhall, Welborne, Wramplingham. RG09/1232 Diss covering the parishes of Billingford, Burston, Dickleburgh, Diss, Frenze, Gissing, Scole, Shimpling, Thelton, Thelveton, Thorpe Parva, Tivetshall St Margrt Tivetshall St Mary RG09/1238 Watton covering the parishes of Breckles, Carbrooke, Caston, Griston, Hockham, Illington, Merton, Ovington, Rockland St Peter, Scoulton, Stow Bedon, Thompson, Tottington, Watton. This means that there are now 395,556 (94.9%) 1861 Norfolk census records available to search free on line. Many thanks to John Seakins, Julie Bennett, Brian Ayres, Emma Auty, Scilla Bunn, Sue McCall, Rebecca Graham, Julie Searles and Marian Seakins, without their help this information would not be available. If you would like to help with making more information available please contact me on bandys@worldonline.co.uk <mailto:bandys@worldonline.co.uk>. Please remember that spelling was not standard in 1861 so you may need to be a little imaginative with some of your searches. We have to provide a transcript of what the enumerator wrote not what we think he meant. Please see the main Freecen site or my website (see my signature for a link) for details of which pieces are on line. Hope this helps you in your research. -- Bev Howlett FreeCen Co-Ordinator Norfolk 1861,1871,1891 Cambridge 1891 Surrey 1871,1891 Find Out How To Help http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/bevsnorfolkinfo/ http://www.freecen.org.uk