The final batch of records has now been added to the 1911 census, and includes the Channel Islands of Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey and Sark, and the Isle of Man.

We’ve also added records for around 135,000 soldiers based at 288 military establishments overseas, and around 36,000 naval personnel on 147 Royal Navy Ships overseas.

In 1911 the British Empire was nearing its peak and you can find soldiers and sailors located across the globe at remote outposts of the empire, as well as in other countries, such as Egypt, where Britain had a political and military presence but which were never formally part of the empire.

You will be able to search for army personnel who were stationed overseas, plus family members who went with them, as well as soldiers who were absent on the night of the census, and navy personnel who were onboard ship.

You can find help and advice on searching these records in our search tips.

We thought we’d give you an update on the remaining counties and approximately when they will appear on the site. Please note that the dates are highly approximate, but we prefer to give you a rough guide rather than a concrete date that might not be accurate. 

The list below is the order of scanning the documents: this might not necessarily be the order the counties actually appear on the site but it should be reasonably close.

The remaining English counties should all be available on the site within two months - the best indication we can give for Wales, Islands and Military at present is summer 2009 but we hope this is more useful than saying nothing! As soon as we can give a closer indication on specific counties and a better steer on Wales, we will.

Order of scanning:

• Yorkshire, East Riding (with York)
• Yorkshire, North Riding
• Durham
• Northumberland
• Cumberland
• Westmorland

• Monmouthshire
• Glamorganshire
• Carmarthenshire
• Pembrokeshire
• Cardiganshire
• Brecknockshire
• Radnorshire
• Montgomeryshire
• Flintshire
• Denbighshire
• Merionethshire
• Carnarvonshire
• Anglesey

• Isle of Man
• Guernsey
• Jersey
• Alderney
• Sark

• Royal Navy
• Military