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== Understanding the Census == | == Understanding the Census == | ||
''' | '''Geographic Organization''' | ||
The census office organized the census by '''civil registration districts''', which were subdivided into '''enumeration districts'''. The only exception is the 1841, census which was arranged by '''hundreds''' (hundreds are administrative subdivisions of land). On the census films, each enumeration district includes a title page with the district number and a description of the area covered by the district. These registration districts crossed both county and national boundaries! For example the town of '''Llangollen''', in the county of '''Denbighshire''', was part of the '''Corwen''' registration district, even though Corwen was in the county of '''Merionethshire'''. Similarly, the town of '''Chirk''', in '''Denbighshire''', was in the '''Oswestry''' registration district, even though Oswestry was in the county of '''Shropshire''' in England. | The census office organized the census by '''civil registration districts''', which were subdivided into '''enumeration districts'''. The only exception is the 1841, census which was arranged by '''hundreds''' (hundreds are administrative subdivisions of land). On the census films, each enumeration district includes a title page with the district number and a description of the area covered by the district. These registration districts crossed both county and national boundaries! For example the town of '''Llangollen''', in the county of '''Denbighshire''', was part of the '''Corwen''' registration district, even though Corwen was in the county of '''Merionethshire'''. Similarly, the town of '''Chirk''', in '''Denbighshire''', was in the '''Oswestry''' registration district, even though Oswestry was in the county of '''Shropshire''' in England. | ||