The 1911 census for most counties in England went online on Tuesday at:
www.1911census.co.uk/
This was the first UK census which the householder filled in him/herself rather than it being done by an official enumerator.
They write:
"The following counties are available:
Bedfordshire
Berkshire
Buckinghamshire
Cambridgeshire
Cheshire
Cornwall
Derbyshire
Devonshire
Dorsetshire
Essex
Gloucestershire
Hampshire
Herefordshire
Hertfordshire
Huntingdonshire
Kent
Lancashire
Leicestershire
Lincolnshire
London
Middlesex
Norfolk
Northamptonshire
Nottinghamshire
Oxfordshire
Rutlandshire
Shropshire
Somersetshire
Staffordshire
Suffolk
Surrey
Sussex
Warwickshire
Wiltshire
Worcestershire
Yorkshire, West Riding
The following counties and establishments are currently not available:
Wales:
Anglesey
Brecknockshire
Carnarvonshire
Cardiganshire
Carmarthenshire
Denbighshire
Flintshire
Glamorgan
Merionethshire
Montgomeryshire
Monmouthshire
Pembrokeshire
Radnorshire
England:
Durham
Cumberland
Northumberland
Westmorland
Yorkshire, East Riding and North Riding
Other:
Isle of Man
Channel Islands
Royal Navy (ships at sea at time of census)
Military Establishments (overseas)
Two volumes from the West Riding of Yorkshire are currently in conservation, in preparation for scanning, and are not yet online. These volumes relate to parts of the Knaresborough and Doncaster areas.
If you are registered on the site, you will receive an update as soon as more records become available. Alternatively, visit our blog at blog.1911census.co.uk/ (new window)"
Sue