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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="Apple-style-span" />'''[[England]]'''&nbsp;''' |&nbsp; '''[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]'''&nbsp; |&nbsp; [[England Church Records|'''Church Records''']]&nbsp; |  
'''[[England]]''' | '''[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]''' | '''[[England Church Records|Church Records]]''' |  


== Introduction  ==
== Introduction  ==
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|footnote=Source: [http://www.histpop.org/ohpr/servlet/PageBrowser?path=Browse/Census%20(by%20date)/1931/England&active=yes&mno=313&tocstate=expandnew&tocseq=700&display=sections&display=tables&display=pagetitles&pageseq=first-nonblank 1931 Census]
|footnote=Source: [http://www.histpop.org/ohpr/servlet/PageBrowser?path=Browse/Census%20(by%20date)/1931/England&active=yes&mno=313&tocstate=expandnew&tocseq=700&display=sections&display=tables&display=pagetitles&pageseq=first-nonblank 1931 Census]
}} <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold" />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.&nbsp; Pre-1841 census records offer limited information; however, they do put a person in time and place. Several websites&nbsp;have now published&nbsp;online many of the census records from 1841-1901; there is only one site that provides access to the 1911 census on the internet at the present time.
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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. Several websites have now published online many of the census records from 1841-1901; there is only one site that provides access to the 1911 census on the internet at the present time.


The census records which are more complete in information, more widely&nbsp;available, and therefore of greater value to family historians cover&nbsp;the census years 1841 to 1911.&nbsp; The census was taken every ten years.&nbsp; The records are generally closed to the public for 100 years.


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.&nbsp; The 1851 census, contrastingly, provides the specific place of birth, the relationship to the head of the household, actual&nbsp;age,&nbsp;and whether deaf, dumb or blind;&nbsp;later census records&nbsp;gradually added additional information.


The census records which are more complete in information, more widely&nbsp;available, and therefore of greater value to family historians cover&nbsp;the census years 1841 to 1911.&nbsp; The census was taken every ten years.&nbsp; The records are generally closed to the public for 100 years. <br>
The 1931 Census was destroyed by fire during WW2. No census was taken in 1941 due to WW2.  
 
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.&nbsp; The 1851 census, contrastingly, provides the specific place of birth, the relationship to the head of the household, actual&nbsp;age,&nbsp;and whether deaf, dumb or blind;&nbsp;later census records&nbsp;gradually added additional information.<br>
 
The 1931 Census was destroyed by fire during WW2. No census was taken in 1941 due to WW2. <br>


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*Address  
*Address  
*Occupations  
*Occupations  
*Whether or not they were born in the county in which they were living in on June 6, 1841<br>
*Whether or not they were born in the county in which they were living in on June 6, 1841


=== 1851 and later ===  
=== 1851 and later ===  
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*Occupations  
*Occupations  
*Parish and county of birth (except foreign births, which may give country only)  
*Parish and county of birth (except foreign births, which may give country only)  
*The 1851 and 1861 censuses list whethera person was "blind, deaf, or idiot."&nbsp;
*The 1851 and 1861 censuses list whethera person was "blind, deaf, or idiot."  
*The 1871 and 1881 censuses list whether a person was considered an "imbecile, idiot, or lunatic."&nbsp;
*The 1871 and 1881 censuses list whether a person was considered an "imbecile, idiot, or lunatic."  
*The 1891 census added the number of rooms (if less than 5) that the family occuped.&nbsp; It also listed whether the person was an employer or an employee.&nbsp;
*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.&nbsp;


The census can also provide a good approximation of date and place of deaths and marriages. Census records are used in combination with [[England_Church_Records| church records]] and [[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 [[England_Church_Records| church records]] and [[England_Civil_Registration| civil registration]] records in locating ancestors. <br>  
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Census details changed little from year to year.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; (Examples of Census - [[1841_British_Census_Example| 1841]], 1851, [[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.&nbsp; 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 - [[1841_British_Census_Example| 1841]], 1851, [[1861_British_Census_Example| 1861]], 1871) NOTE: Many of the websites have not yet updated their pages to include the 1911 census.  


=== Pre-1841 Census ===
=== Pre-1841 Census ===
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*Chapman, Colin R., ''Pre-1841 Censuses and Population Listings in the British Isles''.&nbsp; Dursley, Gloucestershire, England : Lochin Publishing, 1998 (5th ed). (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=825423&disp=Pre-1841+censuses+%26+population+listi%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 X27cc, 1998])&nbsp;
*Chapman, Colin R., ''Pre-1841 Censuses and Population Listings in the British Isles''.&nbsp; Dursley, Gloucestershire, England : Lochin Publishing, 1998 (5th ed). (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=825423&disp=Pre-1841+censuses+%26+population+listi%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 X27cc, 1998])&nbsp;


Pre-1841 censuses generally contain only numbers of individuals in a household, but some do contain individual names of&nbsp; the head-of-household.
Pre-1841 censuses generally contain only numbers of individuals in a household, but some do contain individual names of the head-of-household.


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