I am pleased to announce that Ancestry have begun posting names to the 1901 England Census project. This project will run concurrently with our ongoing 1871 Census efforts.

Through a license agreement with The National Archives of England, Wales and the United Kingdom, Ancestry will digitise the 1.47 million original census images on 1813 rolls of microfilm.

Upon completion, the collection will contain 32.5 million names and will be fully indexed and searchable by name, county and parish, with search results linking directly to images.

As with other census years, civil registration, and parish databases that Ancestry have added recently, the 1901 Census is available to current subscribers at no additional cost.

Today's release completes the following counties: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, and London - nearly 8 million names or 24% of the entire census.

Best regards,
L. Brown
Senior Product Manager
United Kingdom & Ireland
Ancestry.com