Introduction to the 1881 Census |
Details the census can provide |
Census Enumerators' Books |
 Full name, exact age, relationship to head of household, sex, occupation, parish and county of birth, medical disabilities and employment status. |
Each householder was required to complete a census
schedule giving the address of the household, the names, ages, sex,
occupations and places of birth of each individual residing in his
or her accommodation. In 1851, householders were asked to give more
precise details of the places of birth of each resident, to state
their relationship to him or her, marital status and the nature
of any disabilities from which they may have suffered. In 1891,
householders were asked how many rooms (if less then five) their
family occupied and additional occupational data was collected.
The enumerator then collected the census schedules and these were copied into census enumerators' books. The way these are grouped may mean that a road is split over several folios with other streets in between. In this case the street indexes should list a series of folio references.
Although the original census schedules were destroyed many years ago, the books were kept and eventually moved to the PRO archive. The books were then filmed in 1970 to prevent the increasing usage from destroying these fragile records. You may find the odd torn or mutilated page but in general the records have survived in remarkable condition considering the heavy usage they have had. |
The Census is arranged by Registration District and Sub-Districts with Street Indexes for areas of high population.
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Definitions |
Piece number (Normally contains between 100-400 pages).
A PRO reference number referring to a number of
Enumeration Districts represented by a file R12-XXXX; e.g. RG12/0100 would be in a file R12-0100.
Enumeration District (Contains about 50 pages). This refers to a group of streets and has a special sheet listing which streets are in the following pages.
Folio (Reference to two pages). The original book pages were stamped with a folio number on every other page in the top right-hand corner. |
Census News & Information
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The Bronte Sisters in the Yorkshire 1841 Census
The three Bronte sisters - Charlotte, Emily and Anne - grew up with their brother Branwell in Parsonage House in Haworth, Yorkshire. They can be found in the 1841 Census.
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Shipping at Sea and in Ports Abroad
Details and information on ships at sea, in ports abroad and at home, including Hospital Ships from the 1861 census.
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Daniel Albone in the 1861 Census
Daniel Albone is famous for inventing the Ivel tractor, and is said to have changed the world of agriculture. He can be found in the 1861 census at the age of only six months.
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COMPLETE Census Coverage for England, Wales and the Channel Islands
Transcripts and Indexes for all counties in England, Wales, and the Channel Islands (including original images) for census years 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, and 1891 now available on TheGenealogist.co.uk.
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