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== Understanding the Census == | == Understanding the Census == | ||
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Instructions to the census taker were to list only those persons who spent the night in each household when the census was taken. Those traveling, staying at boarding schools, or working away from home were listed where they spent the night. For example, night watchmen are often listed under their employer’s business address rather than with their families. Guy Etchells has assembled a collection of [http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~framland/census/directions.htm the official instructions given to enumerators for each census]. | Instructions to the census taker were to list only those persons who spent the night in each household when the census was taken. Those traveling, staying at boarding schools, or working away from home were listed where they spent the night. For example, night watchmen are often listed under their employer’s business address rather than with their families. Guy Etchells has assembled a collection of [http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~framland/census/directions.htm the official instructions given to enumerators for each census]. | ||
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<br> '''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:''' | |||
[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/England_and_Wales_1841_Census_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) England and Wales Census, 1841 (FamilySearch Historical Records)] | |||
[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/England_and_Wales_1841_Census_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) England and Wales Census, 1841 (FamilySearch Historical Records)] | |||
=== 1851 to 1901 === | === 1851 to 1901 === | ||
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*1851: An additional census was taken of places of worship, this was a voluntary census and most places of Worship participated. This guide from The National Archives provides a better understand of the Ecclesiastical Census of 1851. [http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/methdism/rc1851/index.htm Further information on this census is provided by F. Coakley]. | *1851: An additional census was taken of places of worship, this was a voluntary census and most places of Worship participated. This guide from The National Archives provides a better understand of the Ecclesiastical Census of 1851. [http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/methdism/rc1851/index.htm Further information on this census is provided by F. Coakley]. | ||
A | A detailed listing of the changes made to the census over the years starting in 1841 can be found on the GENUKI website in the [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Census.html Census section]. (Examples of Census - 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871) NOTE: Some of the websites have not yet updated their pages to include the 1911 census. [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/helpadvice/knowledge-base/census/index.jsp#issues Findmypast.com ]also provides a comprehensive overview which is also very helpful. | ||
The census can also provide a good approximation of date and place of deaths and marriages. Census records are used in combination with church records and civil registration records in locating ancestors. | The census can also provide a good approximation of date and place of deaths and marriages. Census records are used in combination with church records and civil registration records in locating ancestors. | ||
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*Parish and county of birth of everyone in the household | *Parish and county of birth of everyone in the household | ||
*Nationality of every person born in a foreign country | *Nationality of every person born in a foreign country | ||
*Lists | *Lists whether a person was "totally deaf, deaf and dumb, totally blind, lunatic, imbecile, or feeble-mined" | ||
*The 1911 Census was the first census where original forms were kept. The | *The 1911 Census was the first census where original forms were kept. The handwriting is that of the head of household who filled out the form. | ||
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:''' | '''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:''' | ||
[[England and Wales Census, 1911 (FamilySearch Historical Records)|England and Wales Census, 1911 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | [[England and Wales Census, 1911 (FamilySearch Historical Records)|England and Wales Census, 1911 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
=== 1921 === | |||
A census was held in 1921 which will be released to the public in 2022. Additional questions over the 1911 census include giving age in years and month, people born abroad giving a country and province, whether children were orphaned, whether previously divorced and the whether attending school. | |||
=== 1931 === | |||
A census was held in 1931 which unfortunately was destroyed in 1942 due to a fire unrelated to the war. However records from Scotland have survived. | |||
=== The 1939 Register === | === The 1939 Register === | ||
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The Register lists full Names, full dates of birth, occupations and address. The register was maintained in some form up to 1991 so changes of name upon marriage and subsequent deaths may also be noted. <br> | The Register lists full Names, full dates of birth, occupations and address. The register was maintained in some form up to 1991 so changes of name upon marriage and subsequent deaths may also be noted. <br> | ||
The register is | The register is particularly significant due to it being 76 years old, less than the usual 100 year limit, and the fact that no census survives for 1931 and none was taken in 1941. <br> | ||
*[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/1939register/1939-register-getting-started How-to Video for 1939 Register] | *[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/1939register/1939-register-getting-started How-to Video for 1939 Register] | ||
*[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/1939register?utm_source=fmp&utm_content=636597&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news Search Engine for 1939 Register], ($), index and images. | *[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/1939register?utm_source=fmp&utm_content=636597&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news Search Engine for 1939 Register], ($), index and images. | ||
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== Finding and Using Census Indexes == | == Finding and Using Census Indexes == | ||