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Census -Years & Dates

Names on census returns are people who were present overnight on the date given for that year. Anyone away for the night for any reason would be registered at the address where they stayed.

Ships in ports were registered but not ships at sea.

Some people may not be found in specific years due to clerical errors- misspelling names, bad handwriting being misread, possible the person giving the information not having the correct information about people staying there- e.g., lodgers etc

So look for variations in spelling, or search for people not present with their name and approx date of birth.

With many thanks to Lesley Culshaw for this information.

The census was taken on the following dates:
10 Mar 1801 No longer exists, with a few exceptions
27 May 1811 No longer exists, with a few exceptions
28 May 1821 No longer exists, with a few exceptions
30 May 1831 No longer exists, with a few exceptions
7 June 1841
30 March 1851
7 April 1861
2 April 1871
3 April 1881
5 April 1891
31 March 1901 Available in 2002
2 Apr 1911 100 year closure
19 Jun 1921 100 year closure
26 Apr 1931 Destroyed by fire during WW2
1941 Not taken due to the war.

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Last modified: October 28, 2009