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|footnote=Source: [http://www.histpop.org/ohpr/servlet/PageBrowser?path=Browse/Census%20(by%20date)/1931/England&active=yes&mno=313&tocstate=expandnew&tocseq=700&display=sections&display=tables&display=pagetitles&pageseq=first-nonblank 1931 Census] | |footnote=Source: [http://www.histpop.org/ohpr/servlet/PageBrowser?path=Browse/Census%20(by%20date)/1931/England&active=yes&mno=313&tocstate=expandnew&tocseq=700&display=sections&display=tables&display=pagetitles&pageseq=first-nonblank 1931 Census] | ||
}} | }}A census is a statistical count of the population of a country taken for the purpose of accurate government representation, tax collection and military purposes. In England, the first government census was taken in 1801. | ||
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The first census listing people by name was taken in 1841 with the census traditionally being taken every ten years since then except for 1941 (due to WW II). The 1931 census was destroyed during WW II. Census records are generally released 100 years after they are taken. These records are one of the best ways to locate ancestors at a given place and time.<br> | The first census listing people by name was taken in 1841 with the census traditionally being taken every ten years since then except for 1941 (due to WW II). The 1931 census was destroyed during WW II. Census records are generally released 100 years after they are taken. These records are one of the best ways to locate ancestors at a given place and time.<br> | ||