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<span | <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="Apple-style-span" />[[England|'''England''']]''' ''' | [[England Civil Registration|'''Civil Registration''']] | [[England Church Records|'''Church Records''']] | | ||
== Introduction == | == 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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For more information, read [[England Census: What It Is and How It Was Gathered|England Census: What It Is and How It Was Gathered]]. | For more information, read [[England Census: What It Is and How It Was Gathered|England Census: What It Is and How It Was Gathered]]. | ||
== Understanding the Census == | == Understanding the Census == | ||
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*The 1891 census added the number of rooms (if less than 5) that the family occuped. It also listed whether the person was an employer or an employee. | *The 1891 census added the number of rooms (if less than 5) that the family occuped. It also listed whether the person was an employer or an employee. | ||
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 [[England Census: Information and Description of the Contents|England Census: Information and Description of the Contents]]. | |||
Census details changed little from year to year. See a [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/hitch/gendocs/census.html detailed listing] of the changes made to the census over the years starting in 1841. At the [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Census.html GENUKI] website you will find an excellent explanation of the census records and availability. (Examples of Census - [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/1841_British_Census_Example 1841], 1851, [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/1861_British_Census_Example 1861], 1871) NOTE: Many of the websites have not yet updated their pages to include the 1911 census. | Census details changed little from year to year. See a [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/hitch/gendocs/census.html detailed listing] of the changes made to the census over the years starting in 1841. At the [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Census.html GENUKI] website you will find an excellent explanation of the census records and availability. (Examples of Census - [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/1841_British_Census_Example 1841], 1851, [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/1861_British_Census_Example 1861], 1871) NOTE: Many of the websites have not yet updated their pages to include the 1911 census. | ||