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==Introduction== | |||
The | The [http://www.histpop.org Histpop - Online Historical Population Reports (OHPR)] project provides online access to the complete British population reports for [[Great Britain Genealogy|Great Britain]] and [[Ireland Genealogy|Ireland]] from 1801 to 1937. This includes, England, Scotland, and the whole of Ireland from 1821 to 1911. The reports include statistical data for parishes, towns, hundreds, counties, and each country within Britain starting in 1801 and then every ten years till 1931. If you are looking for specific people, search through census records (begin in 1841) and not these statistical reports. | ||
The collection includes 200,000 pages of census and registration material for the British Isles that are supported by numerous ancillary documents from [[The National Archives]], critical essays and transcriptions of important legislation which provide an aid to understanding the context, content, and creation of the collection. | |||
==== Pre 1841 census Statistical Data ==== | |||
These charts can be used to determine the development of parishes and towns and surrounding areas from census year to census year. | |||
<br><br>Below is an example of what information the OHPR will give for each parish: | |||
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==== Post 1841 census Statistical Data ==== | |||
From the 1841 census forward you will not find employment data in the statistical charts. The population schedules which started in 1841 record the occupations of people. | From the 1841 census forward you will not find employment data in the statistical charts. The population schedules which started in 1841 record the occupations of people. | ||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
The Histpop - Online Historical Population Reports (OHPR) project provides online access to the complete British population reports for Great Britain and Ireland from 1801 to 1937. This includes, England, Scotland, and the whole of Ireland from 1821 to 1911. The reports include statistical data for parishes, towns, hundreds, counties, and each country within Britain starting in 1801 and then every ten years till 1931. If you are looking for specific people, search through census records (begin in 1841) and not these statistical reports.
The collection includes 200,000 pages of census and registration material for the British Isles that are supported by numerous ancillary documents from The National Archives, critical essays and transcriptions of important legislation which provide an aid to understanding the context, content, and creation of the collection.
Pre 1841 census Statistical Data[edit | edit source]
These charts can be used to determine the development of parishes and towns and surrounding areas from census year to census year.
Below is an example of what information the OHPR will give for each parish:
| refers to persons not families:14; 306; 1204; | |||||
Post 1841 census Statistical Data[edit | edit source]
From the 1841 census forward you will not find employment data in the statistical charts. The population schedules which started in 1841 record the occupations of people.