Die Akten der britischen Volkszählung von 1851 können nun online abgefragt werden, berichtet der Newsletter der National Archives. Geographische Untergliederung: England, Wales, Channel Islands und Isle of Man. Inhalt: "The 1851 Census for England was taken on the night of 30 March 1851. The following information was requested:

name of street, place, road, etc.

House number or name

Name of each person that had spent the night in that household

Relationship of person enumerated to the head of the family

Person's marital status

Age at last birthday (sex is indicated by which column the age is recorded in)

Person's rank, profession, or occupation

Person's place of birth (if outside of England or Wales, only the country may be given)

Whether blind, deaf, or idiot" (steht wörtlich so auf der Website)