CENSUS DATES: England & Wales

CENSUS DATES

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These are the census dates for England & Wales

Year Date Population
1801March 10th-
1811May 27th-
1821May 28th-
1831May 30th-
1841June 6th15,914,000
1851March 30th17,928,000
1861April 7th20,066,000
1871April 2nd22,723,000
1881April 3rd25,974,000
1891April 5th28,999,725
1901March 31st32,000,000
1911April 2nd-
1921June 19th-

1801 - 1831 census contained no genealogical information. Very few returns survive

1841 Census gives name, age (rounded to nearest 5 years for those over 18), occupation, and states whether born within the county of residence

1851 & succeeding years also show relationship to head of household and parish and county of birth

1891 census shows whether employed or unemployed


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