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</span>The census is a count and description of the population. In effort to determine the extent of its population for the purposes of taxation and representation, the English government took its first large-scale, statistical census enumeration in 1801 as a result of the ''Population Act ''of 1800. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pre 1841 census records offer limited information; however, they do put a person in time and place. Few have been published on the internet.&nbsp; The census records that are widely&nbsp;available are for the years 1841 to 1911, and they are considered of great value to family historians. The census was taken every ten years.<br>  

Although the 1841 census is of great value, it had the limitations of not giving relationships, of rounding down the ages of adults (not children), and of not providing specific birthplaces for individuals.&nbsp; The 1851 census provided all the information missing in 1841&nbsp;and later census gradually added additional information.&nbsp; Census records are generally closed to the public for 100 years.&nbsp; <br>  

Census records contain:  

*Place of residence  

*Birthplace - parish of birth or city<br>  

*Age

*Occupation

The censuses can also provide a good approximation to date and place of deaths and marriages. Census records are used in combination with [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/England_Church_Records church records] and [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/England_Civil_Registration civil registration] records in locating ancestors. <br>  

For information on finding and using census records, click here.

For information on finding and using census indexes, click [[England_Census_Records_--_Finding_and_Using_Indexes|here]].