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'''Summary''' | |||
A census is a count and description of the population. The percentage of people listed varies with the purpose of the census and how careful the enumerator was. English national censuses started in 1801 but usually contained only numbers of people living in a household. It wasn't until the census of 1841 that names were universally taken and that the census became a viable research tool. The census has since been taken eveny 10 years except for during War War II, when no census was taken. | A census is a count and description of the population. The percentage of people listed varies with the purpose of the census and how careful the enumerator was. English national censuses started in 1801 but usually contained only numbers of people living in a household. It wasn't until the census of 1841 that names were universally taken and that the census became a viable research tool. The census has since been taken eveny 10 years except for during War War II, when no census was taken. | ||
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Some of the censuses can be found on the Internet, such as: | Some of the censuses can be found on the Internet, such as: | ||
The 1881 British census can be found free at | The 1881 British census can be found free at: | ||
* [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp FamilySearch.org] | |||
A full collection of British census can be found by subscription at: | A full collection of British census can be found by subscription at: | ||
* [http://www.findmypast.com/CensusChooseSearchType.jsp Findmypast] (all except 1851)<br>[http://www.ancestry.com/ www.ancestry.com] | |||
The 1901 census can be found at: | The 1901 census can be found at: | ||
* [http://www.1901census.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ www.1901census.nationalarchives.gov.uk/] | |||
The Family History Library has a complete set of the census records on film or fiche for 1841 through 1891. Follow these steps to find film numbers in the Family History Library Catalog. | The Family History Library has a complete set of the census records on film or fiche for 1841 through 1891. Follow these steps to find film numbers in the Family History Library Catalog. | ||
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ENGLAND, [COUNTY], [CITY, PARISH, or DISTRICT] - CENSUS - [YEAR] - INDEXES | ENGLAND, [COUNTY], [CITY, PARISH, or DISTRICT] - CENSUS - [YEAR] - INDEXES | ||
You may also write to the [http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk/frc/ Family Records Centre]and ask if a street index is available in their office. | You may also write to the [http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk/frc/ Family Records Centre] and ask if a street index is available in their office. | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||