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== 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 | </span>The census is a count and description of the population. In an 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 more complete in information, more widely available, and therefore of greater value to family historians are those for the years 1841 to 1911. The census was taken every ten years. The records are generally closed to the public for 100 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. The 1851 census provided all the information missing in 1841 and later census gradually added additional information.<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. The 1851 census provided all the information missing in 1841 and later census gradually added additional information.<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]]. | 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 == | ||