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Census returns for England and Wales are subject to a 100-year non-disclosure rule. Copies of census returns are available for public inspection for the years 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 only. Not all census returns have survived, there are some original census enumerators books missing or damaged beyond repair and have not been microfilmed. The householder was to complete their individual household schedules recording who was in their household during the period Sunday night to Monday morning. On the morning after census night, the census enumerators collected the household schedules. If these were not completed properly, the census enumerator was supposed to ask for extra details at the doorstep, although there is considerable evidence that this was not done uniformly. If the householder was unable to fill in the schedule, perhaps because he or she was illiterate, the census enumerator was to fill it in for them. In 1871, the majority of some Welsh-speaking parishes in Anglesey were filled in by the enumerators. These individual household schedules were then transcribed into the census enumerators' books, together with statistical information, and it is from these books that copies of the census returns can be obtained. A considerable number of people were not in normal households on census night and special arrangements had to be made for their enumeration. These people included the inmates of institutions, the crews of vessels afloat, the army, itinerants and travellers, and night workers. Click here to see details of how these people were enumerated. Click here for Abbreviations, Definition of Terms, and Some Points to Remember when reviewing Census Returns. Click here for a case study of a missing 1851 census household schedule which may help you when searching the census returns. Click here for list of London Census Name Indexes
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| Column 1 | Place, i.e. address |
| Column 2 | Houses; separate columns for uninhabited or being built and inhabited |
| Column 3 | Names |
| Column 4 | Age; separate columns for males and females |
| Column 5 | Profession, trade, employment or of independant means |
| Column 6 | Where born; whether born in same county (Y or N), whether born in Scotland (S), Ireland (I), or foreign parts (F) |
| The 1841 census is the first useful genealogical census for England & Wales. You will see that no relationships are given - except occasionally in column 5 where you may see Farmer's Wife or similar. All ages 15 and above should have been rounded down to the nearest 5 year multiple, i.e. ages shown as 15 may be 15-19, ages shown as 20 may be 20-24, etc. Another point to remember for ages is that people often said that they "were in their 60th year" meaning that they had passed their 59th birthday. If a person gave information meaning they were in their 60th year, they will be shown as being 60, whereas strictly keeping to the rules, they should be recorded as 55. | |
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| Column 1 | No. of schedule, numbered from 1 consecutively per book |
| Column 2 | Name of street, place or road, and name or number of house |
| Column 3 | Name and surname |
| Column 4 | Relationship to head of house |
| Column 5 | Condition; marital status |
| Column 6 | Age; separate columns for males and females |
| Column 7 | Rank, profession or occupation |
| Column 8 | Where born; county/place |
| Column 9 | Whether blind, deaf-and-dumb |
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| Column 1 | No. of schedule, numbered from 1 consecutively per book |
| Column 2 | Name of street, place or road, and name or number of house |
| Column 3 | Houses; separate columns for inhabited and uninhabited or being built (entered as 'U' or 'B') |
| Column 4 | Name and surname |
| Column 5 | Relationship to head of family |
| Column 6 | Condition; marital status |
| Column 7 | Age; separate columns for males and females |
| Column 8 | Rank, profession or occupation |
| Column 9 | Where born; county/place |
| Column 10 | Whether blind, deaf-and-dumb |
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| Column 1 | No. of schedule, numbered from 1 consecutively per book |
| Column 2 | Name of street, place or road, and name or number of house |
| Column 3 | Houses; separate columns for inhabited and uninhabited or being built |
| Column 4 | Name and surname |
| Column 5 | Relationship to head of family |
| Column 6 | Condition; marital status |
| Column 7 | Age; separate columns for males and females |
| Column 8 | Rank, profession or occupation |
| Column 9 | Where born; county/place |
| Column 10 | Whether 1 - Deaf & dumb, 2 - Blind, 3 - Imbecile or idiot, 4 - Lunatic |
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| Column 1 | No. of schedule, numbered from 1 consecutively per book |
| Column 2 | Name of street, place or road, and name or number of house |
| Column 3 | Houses; separate columns for inhabited and uninhabited or being built (entered as 'U' or 'B') |
| Column 4 | Name and surname |
| Column 5 | Relationship to head of family |
| Column 6 | Condition; marital status |
| Column 7 | Age last birthday; separate columns for males and females |
| Column 8 | Rank, profession or occupation |
| Column 9 | Where born; county/place |
| Column 10 | Whether 1 - Deaf & dumb, 2 - Blind, 3 - Imbecile or idiot, 4 - Lunatic |
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| Column 1 | No. of schedule, numbered from 1 consecutively per book |
| Column 2 | Name of street, place or road, and name or number of house |
| Column 3 | Houses; separate columns for inhabited and uninhabited or being built (entered as 'U' or 'B') |
| Column 4 | Number of rooms occupied if less than five |
| Column 5 | Name and surname |
| Column 6 | Relationship to head of family |
| Column 7 | Condition; marital status |
| Column 8 | Age last birthday; separate columns for males and females |
| Column 9 | Rank, profession or occupation |
| Column 10 | Employer; 'X' inserted |
| Column 11 | Employed; 'X' inserted |
| Column 12 | Neither employer nor employed; 'X' inserted |
| Column 13 | Where born; county/place |
| Column 14 | Whether 1 - Deaf & dumb, 2 - Blind, 3 - Lunatic, Imbecile or Idiot |
| In Wales and Monmouthshire only, the household schedules and enumeration books had an extra column for 'Language Spoken' which required either 'English', 'Welsh' or 'Both' to be entered. | |
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| Column 1 | No. of schedule, numbered from 1 consecutively per book |
| Column 2 | Name of street, place or road, and name or number of house |
| Column 3-6 | Houses; separate columns for inhabited, in occupation, not in occupation, being built |
| Column 7 | Number of rooms occupied if less than five |
| Column 8 | Name and surname of each person |
| Column 9 | Relationship to head of family |
| Column 10 | Condition; marital status |
| Column 11-12 | Age last birthday; separate columns for males and females |
| Column 13 | Profession or occupation |
| Column 14 | Employer, worker, or on own account |
| Column 15 | If working at home |
| Column 16 | Where born; county/place |
| Column 17 | Whether 1 - Deaf & dumb, 2 - Blind, 3 - Lunatic, 4 - Imbecile, feeble-minded |
| In Wales and Monmouthshire only, the household schedules and enumeration books had an extra column for 'Language Spoken' which required either 'English', 'Welsh' or 'Both' to be entered. | |
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