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There is a lot to learn about the census records. Please read the following sites to learn more. To find additional sites, do a search in Google.com for the keywords England Census. | There is a lot to learn about the census records. Please read the following sites to learn more. To find additional sites, do a search in Google.com for the keywords England Census. | ||
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=326&j=1 Census Returns] leaflet number 99 produced by The National Archives in England <br> | *[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=326&j=1 Census Returns] leaflet number 99 produced by The National Archives in England <br> | ||
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/census/ Census Records: Search Census Records] produced by The National Archives in England. <br> | *[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/census/ Census Records: Search Census Records] produced by The National Archives in England. <br> | ||
*[http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk/topics/census.htm Census]<br> | *[http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk/topics/census.htm Census]<br> | ||
*[http://freeukgen.rootsweb.com/ FreeUKGEN]<br> | *[http://freeukgen.rootsweb.com/ FreeUKGEN]<br> | ||
*[http://www.ukcensusonline.com/ UK Census Online] | *[http://www.ukcensusonline.com/ UK Census Online] | ||
Census returns are arranged in columns. The above mentioned leaflet explains that the 1841 census contains less information than the later ones. Column titles are:<br> | Census returns are arranged in columns. The above mentioned leaflet explains that the 1841 census contains less information than the later ones. Column titles are:<br> | ||
*Place or street address | *Place or street address | ||
*Name of each person living in the abode on the night of the census | *Name of each person living in the abode on the night of the census | ||
*Age and sex | *Age and sex | ||
*Relationship to the head of the household | *Relationship to the head of the household | ||
*Profession, trade or employment | *Profession, trade or employment | ||
*Where born | *Where born | ||
A number of terms are on a census page. Here are a few.<br> | A number of terms are on a census page. Here are a few.<br> | ||
*RG or HO numbers | *RG or HO numbers | ||
*Hundred (in the 1841 census) | *Hundred (in the 1841 census) | ||
*Enumeration districts | *Enumeration districts | ||
*Civil parish | *Civil parish | ||
*Ecclesiastical parish | *Ecclesiastical parish | ||
*Page and folio numbers | *Page and folio numbers | ||
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Enumerators recorded information in varying ways. Here are some of them.<br> | Enumerators recorded information in varying ways. Here are some of them.<br> | ||
*Listing the given name first followed by the surname. | *Listing the given name first followed by the surname. | ||
*Listing the surname first followed by the first name. | *Listing the surname first followed by the first name. | ||
*Abbreviating the last name or place name as “do”. This abbreviation means "the same as the above" last name or place name. | *Abbreviating the last name or place name as “do”. This abbreviation means "the same as the above" last name or place name. | ||
*Abbreviating the name of county, such as Wilts for Wiltshire. | *Abbreviating the name of county, such as Wilts for Wiltshire. | ||
*Abbreviating the condition, such as M (married), U or Un (unmarried), W (widow or widower). | *Abbreviating the condition, such as M (married), U or Un (unmarried), W (widow or widower). | ||
*Abbreviating the names of occupations, such as FWK as frame work knitter. | *Abbreviating the names of occupations, such as FWK as frame work knitter. | ||
Some census pages have marks or slashes through information on the page. These were put there by a person who was making a count or summary of the data for statistical purposes. Handwriting is sometimes hard to read. One way to help with this dilemma is to compare unreadable letters or words with other ones on the same page or a page before or after. | Some census pages have marks or slashes through information on the page. These were put there by a person who was making a count or summary of the data for statistical purposes. Handwriting is sometimes hard to read. One way to help with this dilemma is to compare unreadable letters or words with other ones on the same page or a page before or after. | ||
It is helpful to understand The National Archives and the General Register Office catalog numbers. These numbers are written on the bottom or side of each census page. They refer to the office that was responsible for collecting the records, and are helpful when searching them. The numbers help if you were looking in a census index and wanted to find the information on a census page. | It is helpful to understand The National Archives and the General Register Office catalog numbers. These numbers are written on the bottom or side of each census page. They refer to the office that was responsible for collecting the records, and are helpful when searching them. The numbers help if you were looking in a census index and wanted to find the information on a census page. | ||
Here are the numbers for each census year. The letters “HO” stand for Home Office; the letters “RG” refer to the General Register Office. | Here are the numbers for each census year. The letters “HO” stand for Home Office; the letters “RG” refer to the General Register Office. | ||
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For your information, the 1911 census is the most recent one available to the public.<br><br> | For your information, the 1911 census is the most recent one available to the public.<br><br> | ||
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