Hampshire Census

Hampshire Wiki Topics

Beginning Research

Guided Research Research Strategies Record Finder

Record Types

Cemeteries Census Church Records Civil Registration Crime & Punishment Directories Education Emigration & Immigration Genealogies Land & Property Medical Records Military Records Newspapers Occupations Online Genealogy Records Parishes Poor Law Poor Law Unions Probate Records Social Organizations Voting Records

Hampshire Background

Church History Maps Periodicals

Local Research Resources

Archives & Libraries Societies Local FamilySearch Centre

England  Hampshire  Census

Historical populations Census Pop. %± 1801 219,170 — 1811 246,289 12.4% 1821 282,897 14.9% 1831 313,976 11.0% 1841 354,605 12.9% 1851 405,197 14.3% 1861 481,589 18.9% 1871 544,447 13.1% 1881 593,470 9.0% 1891an. 690,097 16.3% 1891ad. 693,605 0.5% 1901 801,334 15.5% 1911 953,331 19.0% 1921 1,008,347 5.8% 1931 1,102,770 9.4% Note: 1801-1891 Ancient county, 1891-1931 Administrative county Source: 1931 Census In Hampshire, as with the rest of England, census records that recorded the names of individuals begin in 1841 and every 10 years thereafter. Main article: England Census The earlier 1801 to 1831 census records were mainly statistical. The table shown on the right list the population of Hampshire at each census. The population figures also include those of the Isle of Wight, which became a separate administrative county in 1890. Hampshire Census Surname Index - an alphabetical listing of place names within Hampshire for which the Family History Library has an index. Related websites Census Returns - Hampshire Family History