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<span style="font-weight: bold; | <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;" />[[England|'''England''']]''' ''' | [[England Civil Registration|'''Civil Registration''']] | [[England Church Records|'''Church Records''']] | | ||
<span style="font-weight: bold; | == Introduction == | ||
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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. Pre 1841 census records offer limited information; however, they do put a person in time and place. Few have been published on the internet. The census records that are widely 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. The records are generally closed to the public for 100 years. <br> | </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. Pre 1841 census records offer limited information; however, they do put a person in time and place. Few have been published on the internet. The census records that are widely 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. The records are generally closed to the public for 100 years. <br> | ||
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The 1931 Census was destroyed by fire during WW2. No census was taken in 1941 due to WW2. <br> | The 1931 Census was destroyed by fire during WW2. No census was taken in 1941 due to WW2. <br> | ||
For more information, read [[England Census: What It Is and How It Was Gathered|England Census: What It Is and How It Was Gathered]]. | |||
== Census Content<br> == | == Census Content<br> == | ||
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The census can also provide a good approximation of 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> | The census can also provide a good approximation of 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 more details, go to [[ | For more details, go to [[England Census: Information and Description of the Contents|England Census: Information and Description of the Contents]]. | ||
== Understanding the Census == | == Understanding the Census == | ||