Source:England. 1861 Census Returns of England and Wales

Source 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands
Coverage
Place England
Wales
Isle of Man
Channel Islands
Year range 1861 - 1861
Subject Census records
Publication information
Type Government / Church records
Publisher <br>The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.
Place issued <br>Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom
Periodical / Series name RG9. 1861 Census Schedules
Citation
England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.).
Repositories
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Ancestry.comChannel Islands http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8765..Paid website
Findmypast.comhttp://www.findmypast.co.uk/CensusPersonStartSea..Paid website
National Archives (United Kingdom)RG 9 General Register Office: 1861 Census SchedulesArchive/Library

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May be ordered through the nearest Family History Center.

The 1861 census was conducted based on information collected for 7 April 1861.

Until 2003 the General Record Office was part of the Public Record Office and had its offices first in St. Catherine's House, Chancery Lane, in central London, and later in the Family Records Centre, Islington. References to the General Record Office (GRO) and the Public Record Office (PRO) may appear in older documentation. For more information on the National Archives and the General Record Office, see Wikipedia

Another article in Wikipedia includes a "List of UK censuses" giving the date each census was held and the changes to questions asked.

Scotland and Northern Ireland maintain their census records separately.