3,518
edits
added image of Land's End, Cornwall, England
mNo edit summary |
(added image of Land's End, Cornwall, England) |
||
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
|1931 |317968 | |1931 |317968 | ||
|footnote=Source: [http://www.histpop.org/ohpr/servlet/PageBrowser?path=Browse/Census%20(by%20date)/1931/England&active=yes&mno=264&tocstate=expandnew&tocseq=2100&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=264&tocstate=expandnew&tocseq=2100&display=sections&display=tables&display=pagetitles&pageseq=first-nonblank 1931 Census] | ||
}}[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Cornwall]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Census | }}[[Image:Land's_End,_Cornwall,_England.jpg]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Cornwall]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Census | ||
A census is a count and description of a population. A census may list only selected persons (such as males between the ages of 16 and 45) or the whole population. The percentage of people listed varies with the purpose of the census and how carefully people were enumerated. Different civil and ecclesiastical authorities have taken censuses for their own purposes, which include: | A census is a count and description of a population. A census may list only selected persons (such as males between the ages of 16 and 45) or the whole population. The percentage of people listed varies with the purpose of the census and how carefully people were enumerated. Different civil and ecclesiastical authorities have taken censuses for their own purposes, which include: | ||
| Line 44: | Line 44: | ||
== Census Dates == | == Census Dates == | ||
{| | {| width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! '''Year''' | ! '''Year''' | ||
| Line 127: | Line 127: | ||
|} | |} | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
== Understanding the Census == | == Understanding the Census == | ||
| Line 183: | Line 183: | ||
Click here ([[Cornwall Census Surname Index|Cornwall Census Surname Index main page]]) to see a list of the census surname indexes for local places and parishes in this county. | Click here ([[Cornwall Census Surname Index|Cornwall Census Surname Index main page]]) to see a list of the census surname indexes for local places and parishes in this county. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
{{Place|Cornwall}} | {{Place|Cornwall}} | ||
[[Category:Cornwall|Census]] | [[Category:Cornwall|Census]] | ||