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The English government has taken censuses every 10 years since 1801, except 1941. The first genealogically useful national census was taken in 1841. | The English government has taken censuses every 10 years since 1801, except 1941. The first genealogically useful national census was taken in 1841. | ||
Original census records are held at [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/census/ The National Archives]. Census records less than 100 years old are confidential and cannot be searched by individuals. However, the [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/1911census/ 1911 census] can be searched for you under the Freedom of Information Act. The search can done only if you provide the name and address (at the time the census was taken) of the individual you are seeking. You must also get the written consent of the person on the record or a direct descendant. The | Original census records are held at [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/census/ The National Archives]. Census records less than 100 years old are confidential and cannot be searched by individuals. However, the [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/1911census/ 1911 census] can be searched for you under the Freedom of Information Act. The search can done only if you provide the name and address (at the time the census was taken) of the individual you are seeking. You must also get the written consent of the person on the record or a direct descendant. The free is currently £40 for a copy of the page showing the address specified. The whole 1911 Census will be released during 2009 if the digitisation project is completed on time, due to a parliamentary suspension of the usual 100 year closure period. | ||
Censuses before 1841 contain only statistical information, but some parishes compiled lists of names as they gathered the census information and some of these still survive. See the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | Censuses before 1841 contain only statistical information, but some parishes compiled lists of names as they gathered the census information and some of these still survive. See the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
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A list of existing pre-1841 census records is in: | A list of existing pre-1841 census records is in: | ||
Chapman, Colin R. ''Pre-1841 Censuses & Population Listings in the British Isles''. Fourth Edition. Dursley, England: Lochin Publishing, 1994. (FHL book 942 X27cc.) | Chapman, Colin R. ''Pre-1841 Censuses & Population Listings in the British Isles''. Fourth Edition. Dursley, England: Lochin Publishing, 1994. (FHL book 942 X27cc.) | ||
== Understanding the Census == | == Understanding the Census == | ||