Census and Parish Registers
Leicestershire Libraries hold a selection of Census Returns and Parish Registers for Leicestershire towns and villages. The following pages index these collections. The material is available to callers for research purposes and there are links to the opening hours of the libraries listed. You are advised to check with the holding library regarding the availability of the records before making a visit. We are unable to undertake research on your behalf.
Leicestershire Library Services also subscribes to a popular genealogy website known as Ancestry co.uk. You can use Ancestry Library Edition website in the library to trace your family history by using UK Census records from 1851 to 1901 as well as birth, marriage and death records and UK parish and probate records. For more information about this service visit our News & Events webpage.
The most comprehensive collection of records and for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland can be consulted at The Record Office, who also provide a Research Service (for a fee).
1901 Census
Copies of the 1901 Census for all of Leicestershire, Leicester City and Rutland are available for consultation on Microfiche at the following libraries; Coalville, Hinckley, Loughborough, Market Harborough, Melton Mowbray and Oadby. A set is also available for consultation at the Leicestershire Records Office.
1841-1891 Censuses
Use the following A-Z index to find the place you are interested in.
The entry will then list details of which library has the returns and what dates they cover.
The entry will then list details of which library has the returns and what dates they cover.
Holdings by place: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
The census returns are held by the following libraries. Please check to see which places they cover:
You can find all these records and much more to kick start your family history research:
- England & Wales Census Returns from 1851 – 1901
- England & Wales Civil Registration Index from 1837 – present
- UK Parish & Probate Records
- Pallot's Marriage & Baptism Index for England 1780 - 1837
- U.S. Census Collection 1790 – 1930
- Immigration Collection
- Military Collection
- Family & Local History Records
- Ancestry World Tree
- Ancestry message boards
Ancestry Library Edition is available within the library free of charge. To use this service:
- You need to be a member of Leicestershire Library Services
- You need a library card and a PIN to book the computer. You can book a computer either by visiting your local library or online.
- Logon to: ·www.leics.gov.uk/reference to access Ancestry Library Edition
- Use the Ancestry Library Edition Help guides to get you started using this resource.
If you are not a library member then visit your local library and ask a member of the library staff about joining the library.
Please use the following A-Z index to find the individual parish you are interested in.
The entry will then list details of which library has the records, what records they hold and the dates covered.
The entry will then list details of which library has the records, what records they hold and the dates covered.
Holdings by parish: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
The parish registers are held by the following libraries. Please check to see which places they cover:
Page Last Updated: 20 October 2010
