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There are only a few name lists created on the parish level for the census years 1801, 1811, 1821, 1831. The few surviving pre-1841 censuses generally contain only names of the head-of-household. Consult an archive in your county to determine what may be available or information on pre-1841 census records can be found in: | There are only a few name lists created on the parish level for the census years 1801, 1811, 1821, 1831. The few surviving pre-1841 censuses generally contain only names of the head-of-household. Consult an archive in your county to determine what may be available or information on pre-1841 census records can be found in: | ||
*The University of Essex, Department of History, has published an easy to follow PDF file in 2004 entitled "[http://www.essex.ac.uk/history/Staff_Research/working-papers/MW-RW-BM.pdf Census schedules and Listings, 1801-1831: an introduction and guide]" by Richard Wall, Matthew Woollard and Beatrice Moring which is now available <u>online</u>. This guide includes a parish by parish annotated list of all known surviving 1801-1831 census listings, including '''all''' those listed in the following work by Chapman. | |||
*The University of Essex, Department of History, has published an easy to follow PDF file in 2004 entitled "[http://www.essex.ac.uk/history/Staff_Research/working-papers/MW-RW-BM.pdf Census schedules and Listings, 1801-1831: an introduction and guide]" by Richard Wall, Matthew Woollard and Beatrice Moring which is now available <u>online</u>. | *Chapman, Colin R., ''Pre-1841 Censuses and Population Listings in the British Isles''. Dursley, Gloucestershire, England : Lochin Publishing, 1998 (5th ed). (Family History Library book {{FHL|825423|title-id|disp=942 X27cc, 1998}}) | ||
The 1831 census was collated by the census office and the resulting Parish Register Abstracts form an important part of the published census material, because from it alone, the clergymen's manuscript returns have survived. The records are held at [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/default.asp?source=ddmenu_search3&j=1 The National Archives of the UK] under 'Clergymen's returns of 1831' (HO71/1-HO71/124.) | The 1831 census was collated by the census office and the resulting Parish Register Abstracts form an important part of the published census material, because from it alone, the clergymen's manuscript returns have survived. The records are held at [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/default.asp?source=ddmenu_search3&j=1 The National Archives of the UK] under 'Clergymen's returns of 1831' (HO71/1-HO71/124.) | ||
There is statistical data available for every parish in the pre-1841 censuses. Consult [[Online Historical Population Reports]] article for further details. | There is statistical data available for every parish in the pre-1841 censuses. Consult [[Online Historical Population Reports]] article for further details. | ||
==== 1841 ==== | ==== 1841 ==== | ||
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'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:''' | '''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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*The 1911 Census was the first census where original forms were kept. Handwriting is that of ancestor. | *The 1911 Census was the first census where original forms were kept. Handwriting is that of ancestor. | ||
'''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)]] | ||
== Statistical Data Gathered from the Census == | == Statistical Data Gathered from the Census == | ||