England Census: Difference between revisions

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 *Names of the members of every household
 *Their sex/gender
-*Ages (see details below)
+*Ages (for adults 15 and up, rounded down to the lower multiple of 5)
 *Address
 *Occupations
-*Whether or not they were born in the county in which they were living in on June 6, 1841
+*Whether or not they were born in the county in which they were living in on June 6, 1841<br>
-The census takers were instructed to give the exact ages of children but to round the ages of those older than 15 down to a lower multiple of 5.&nbsp; For example, a 59-year-old would be listed as 55.&nbsp; Not all census enumerators followed these instructions.&nbsp; Some recorded the exact age; some even rounded the age up to the nearest multiple of 5.
 '''1851 and later:&nbsp;'''