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There are missing sections which have been lost. A detailed listing can be found on [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/helpadvice/knowledge-base/census/index.jsp#issues findmypast.com].  
There are missing sections which have been lost. A detailed listing can be found on [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/helpadvice/knowledge-base/census/index.jsp#issues findmypast.com].  


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 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  ====
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A detailed listing of the changes made to the census over the years starting in 1841 can be found on the GENUKI website in the [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Census.html Census section]. (Examples of Census - 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871) NOTE: Some of the websites have not yet updated their pages to include the 1911 census. [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/helpadvice/knowledge-base/census/index.jsp#issues Findmypast.com ]also provides a comprehensive overview which is also very helpful.  
A detailed listing of the changes made to the census over the years starting in 1841 can be found on the GENUKI website in the [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Census.html Census section]. (Examples of Census - 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871) NOTE: Some of the websites have not yet updated their pages to include the 1911 census. [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/helpadvice/knowledge-base/census/index.jsp#issues Findmypast.com ]also provides a comprehensive overview which is also very helpful.  


The census can also provide a good approximation of date and place of deaths and marriages. Census records are used in combination with church records and civil registration records in locating ancestors.<br>
The census can also provide a good approximation of date and place of deaths and marriages. Census records are used in combination with church records and civil registration records in locating ancestors.<br>  


==== 1911 and later  ====
==== 1911 and later  ====
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**Whether an employer, worker, or working on own account  
**Whether an employer, worker, or working on own account  
**Whether working at home  
**Whether working at home  
*Parish and county of birth of everyone in the household
*Parish and county of birth of everyone in the household  
*Nationality of every person born in a foreign country  
*Nationality of every person born in a foreign country  
*Lists wether a person was "totally deaf, deaf and dumb, totally blind, lunatic, imbecile, or feeble-mined"  
*Lists wether a person was "totally deaf, deaf and dumb, totally blind, lunatic, imbecile, or feeble-mined"  
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==== Pre-1841 Census  ====
==== Pre-1841 Census  ====


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 manusript returns have survived. The records are held at The National Archives of the UK under 'Clergymen's returns of 1831' (HO71/1-HO71/124.) Detailed information on pre-1841 census records can be found in: <br>Chapman, Colin R., Pre-1841 Censuses and Population Listings in the British Isles. Dursley, Gloucestershire, England&nbsp;: Lochin Publishing, 1998 (5th ed). (Family History Library book ) <br>Pre-1841 censuses generally contain only numbers of individuals in a household, but some do contain individual names of the head-of-household.  
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 manusript 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.)&nbsp;&nbsp;Detailed information on pre-1841 census records can be found in:  
 
*Chapman, Colin R., ''Pre-1841 Censuses and Population Listings in the British Isles''.&nbsp; Dursley, Gloucestershire, England&nbsp;: Lochin Publishing, 1998 (5th ed). (Family History Library book {{FHL|825423|title-id|disp=942 X27cc, 1998}})&nbsp;
 
Pre-1841 censuses generally contain only numbers of individuals in a household, but some do contain individual names of the head-of-household.  
 
{{further|England Census: Further Information and Description}}


== Finding and Using Census Indexes  ==
== Finding and Using Census Indexes  ==
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&nbsp;{{further|England Census: Further Information and Description}}  
&nbsp;{{further|England Census: Further Information and Description}}  


Census details changed little from year to year.&nbsp; See a [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/hitch/gendocs/census.html detailed listing] of the changes made to the census over the years starting in 1841. At the [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Census.html GENUKI] website you will find an excellent explanation of the census records and availability. (Examples of Census - [[1841 British Census Example|1841]], 1851, [[1861 British Census Example|1861]], 1871) NOTE: Many of the websites have not yet updated their pages to include the 1911 census.  
Census details changed little from year to year.&nbsp; See a [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/hitch/gendocs/census.html detailed listing] of the changes made to the census over the years starting in 1841. At the [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Census.html GENUKI] website you will find an excellent explanation of the census records and availability. (Examples of Census - [[1841 British Census Example|1841]], 1851, [[1861 British Census Example|1861]], 1871) NOTE: Many of the websites have not yet updated their pages to include the 1911 census.<br>
 
==== Pre-1841 Census  ====
 
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 manusript 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.)&nbsp;&nbsp;Detailed information on pre-1841 census records can be found in:
 
*Chapman, Colin R., ''Pre-1841 Censuses and Population Listings in the British Isles''.&nbsp; Dursley, Gloucestershire, England&nbsp;: Lochin Publishing, 1998 (5th ed). (Family History Library book {{FHL|825423|title-id|disp=942 X27cc, 1998}})&nbsp;
 
Pre-1841 censuses generally contain only numbers of individuals in a household, but some do contain individual names of the head-of-household.


{{further|England Census: Further Information and Description}}  
{{further|England Census: Further Information and Description}}  
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