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|[[Image:Land's End, Cornwall, England.jpg|right|350x250px|<center>Land's End, Cornwall, England</center>]] | |[[Image:Land's End, Cornwall, England.jpg|right|350x250px|<center>Land's End, Cornwall, England</center>]] {{Historical populations | ||
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The British government has taken censuses every ten years since 1801, except for 1941. The first census to list every person by name was taken in 1841. Earlier censuses contain only statistical information, but some parishes did compile lists of names while gathering information for the census, a few of which survive. | The British government has taken censuses every ten years since 1801, except for 1941. The first census to list every person by name was taken in 1841. Earlier censuses contain only statistical information, but some parishes did compile lists of names while gathering information for the census, a few of which survive. | ||
Perhaps the most valuable pre-national census record is | Perhaps the most valuable pre-national census record is the 1641 Cornwall Protestation Returns where every male above the age of 18 was required to take an oath to follow the "true Protestant religion." This is essentially the equivalent of a census of all adult males in Cornwall, and more than 90% of the men in Cornwall at that time are listed by name. This contains approximately 30,000 names, listed by parish, from 5 boroughs and 197 of the 204 then-existing parishes. | ||
A list of existing pre-1841 census records and other census records is found in both of the following books: | A list of existing pre-1841 census records and other census records is found in both of the following books: | ||
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*Ages may be incorrect. | *Ages may be incorrect. | ||
*Given names may not be the same as the name recorded in church or vital records. | *Given names may not be the same as the name recorded in church or vital records. It is particularly common that children, especially males, are called and enumerated by their second or third given name. | ||
*Information may be incorrect. | *Information may be incorrect. | ||
*Names may be spelled as they sound. | *Names may be spelled as they sound. | ||
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