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=== 1841 === | === 1841 === | ||
*Name of each member of the household | *Name of each member of the household | ||
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[[Image:1861 British Census.jpg|right|350px|An example of a 1861 census record]] | [[Image:1861 British Census.jpg|right|350px|An example of a 1861 census record]] | ||
This census was conducted by the Registrar General and has the identifying marks of "HO" which stands for 'Home Office'. The returns were sorted and copied into enumerator's books in the format seen today in the digitized online records. | This census is significant because it was the first census in England and Wales to name every member of a household. | ||
It was conducted by the Registrar General and has the identifying marks of "HO" which stands for 'Home Office'. The returns were sorted and copied into enumerator's books in the format seen today in the digitized online records. | |||
=== 1851 to 1901 === | === 1851 to 1901 === | ||