Libraries and leisure

Census Returns

Hertfordshire Archives & Local Studies has microfilms of all census returns covering Hertfordshire 1841 - 1901. These are available in the Family History Centre.

Ancestry.com is available FREE on public computers in all Hertfordshire libraries.
Ancestry.com is the largest collection of UK family history records on the web, including census returns for England, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands from 1841 to 1901. Also available are the GRO indexes of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales from 1837 to 2005, free to anyone, anywhere.

Please note that Ireland is not included.

Some libraries also have the census returns on film for their immediate locality only. It is advisable to ring in advance to check on availability.