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The census office organized the census by '''civil registration districts''', which were subdivided into '''enumeration districts'''. The only exception is the 1841, census which was arranged by '''hundreds''' (hundreds are administrative subdivisions of land). On the census films, each enumeration district includes a title page with the district number and a description of the area covered by the district. | The census office organized the census by '''civil registration districts''', which were subdivided into '''enumeration districts'''. The only exception is the 1841, census which was arranged by '''hundreds''' (hundreds are administrative subdivisions of land). On the census films, each enumeration district includes a title page with the district number and a description of the area covered by the district. | ||
'''2001.''' In the 2001 UK census, people were requested to give their ethnic grouping and were able to | '''2001.''' In the 2001 UK census, people were requested to give their ethnic grouping and were able to choose '''Cornish'''. However, the government have announced that this option will not be available in the 2011 census | ||
== Searching Census Records == | == Searching Census Records == | ||