England & Wales Census 1841
Accuracy and Completeness of 1841 Census Data


A Comparison between The Origins Network and Ancestry.co.uk

A comparison of searches on a selection of random names, including those in the table below, indicates that searching on The Origins Network 1841 census index returns an average of over 20% more names and is more accurate than that of Ancestry. We shall be extending this comparison and welcome independent input.

No. of records
Surname Forename County The Origins Network Ancestry Comments
FAIRBROTHER JOHN Cheshire 7 7  
FORBES   Cheshire 20 20  
HACKER   Cheshire 7 7  
ATHERTON JOHN Cheshire 18 15  
DEAN ALICE Cheshire

10 5  
GEE JOEL Cheshire 11 11  
LEIGH GEORGE Cheshire 34 28  
OLIPHANT   Cheshire 4 4  
OLLIER WILLIAM Cheshire 9 9  
PIMBLET all Cheshire 8 4  
SPROSTON NOAH Cheshire 2 2  
WAINWRIGHT MARTHA Cheshire 16 15  
           
ABBOTT CHARLES Middx 22 21  
EADES JOHN Middx 6 6  
EVANS ALFRED Middx 17 15  
FAIRBROTHER JOHN Middx 5 3  
FORBES   Middx (St Pancras) 32 24 2 Ancestry forenames are incorrect: (eg “SERCHAS” for “Sir Chas”)
GALE JOHN Middx 40 35  
HACKER WILLIAM Middx 4 4  
TEAPE all Middx 12 6  
           
ABBOTT CHARLES Staffs 2 0  
EADES JOHN Staffs 6 5  
EVANS ALFRED Staffs 2 2  
FAIRBROTHER JOHN Staffs 2 2  
FORBES   Staffs 21 20  
HACKER   Staffs 8 7  
KEAN all Staffs 33 23  
LABAN all Staffs 7 5  
RAMSEY JOHN Staffs 1 0  
SADLER JAMES Staffs 10 8  
TAILOR all Staffs 38 22  
           
ABBOTT CHARLES Surrey 5 5  
EADES JOHN Surrey 7 6  
EVANS ALFRED Surrey 12 12  
FAIRBROTHER JOHN Surrey 0 0* *Ancestry has one “FAIRBROTHER”, but the original is clearly FAREBROTHER
FORBES   Surrey 71 55  
HACKER   Surrey 25 20 Ancestry returns 27 HACKERs, but 4 of these are clearly HOCKER, and 3 should be (most likely) HAWKES
TEAPE all Surrey 4 2  
           
Totals     538 435 20% more records on The Origins Network


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