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- Available on:1939 Register…As the 1931 census for England and Wales was destroyed by fire during the Second World War and no census was taken in 1941, the Register provides the most complete survey of the population of England and Wales between 1921 and 1951, making it an invaluable resource for family, social and local historians. …Keywords: 1939 registercensusdatasetsdigitised recordsonline collectionspopulationstatisticssurveys All records viewable online
- African ancestors – an overview…The National Archives holds copies of all UK census records from 1841-1921. …Keywords: africaemigrationimmigration
- Agricultural statistics of England and Wales…In 1801 another crop census was undertaken alongside the first 'people' census as the government sought to compare the two sets of data. …Keywords: agriculturedatasetsfarms and farmingstatistics
- Architectural history records held by other archives…as well as the standard sources such as census and land tax returns. …Keywords: architecturebuildingsplans
- Births, marriages and deaths in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man…jurisdiction of the Registrar General of England and Wales for census but not civil registration purposes. …Keywords: birthsdeathsmarriages
- Bomb Census survey 1940-1945…Bomb Census’. Initially, only information relating to London, Birmingham and Liverpool was collated, but by September 1941 the Bomb Census had been extended to cover the rest of the UK. …Keywords: air raidsbomb censuscasualties of wardatasetssecond world warstatisticssurveysworld war two
- British Army soldiers up to 1913…a pension record but a useful alternative source is the census. Many individuals are listed on census records as “Army pensioner”. …Keywords: armybritish armypensionssoldier
- Caribbean ancestors – an overview…Census records The most popular source for tracing relatives at The National Archives are the census records. …Keywords: caribbeanimmigration
- Available on:Census records…from 1841 to 1921 and provides information on using the census returns of: England Wales the Channel Islands the Isle of Man vessels in English and Welsh ports and inland waterways from 1861 onwards the British Army overseas (1911 and 1921 only) RAF bases overseas (1921 only) All later censuses remain in the custody of the Office for National Statistics. …Keywords: censusdatasetsdigitised recordsonline collectionspopulationstatisticssurveys All records viewable online
- Colonies and dependencies from 1782…or census records, which would have remained in place at independence. …Keywords: british empirecoloniescommonwealth of nationsdominions (british)
- Criminal transportation…including 1828 census) from 1788 Tasmania (Van Diemen’s Land) from 1846 5. …Keywords: australia (transportation to)convictscrime and criminalsprisonerstransportation (punishment)
- Disability history…Census records 1851-1911 Search and view census records from 1851 to 1911 through Ancestry () or free of charge at The National Archives building in Kew. …Keywords: civil rightsdisability
- Domesday Book…It is not a census of the population, and the individuals named in it are almost exclusively land-holders. …Keywords: datasetsdigitised recordsdomesday booklandland ownershipmedieval periodonline collectionsstatisticssurveys All records viewable online
- Emigration and emigrants…which include a census of the white population in Barbados from 1715. …Keywords: america (emigration to)australia (emigration to)canada (emigration to)emigrationmigrationnew zealand (emigration to)
- Environmental pollution and damage…bomb census maps in HO 193 surveys of air-raid damage in HO 192 other Ministry of Home Security series in the HO department War Damage Commission records in IR 33-39 See our Bomb Census survey guide for more information. …Keywords: contaminated landenvironmental pollutionlandland ownershippollution
- Free online records: digital microfilm…Ecclesiastical census returns of churches and chapels, endowments, sittings, estimated attendances on 30 March 1851 and average numbers during the preceding twelve months. …Keywords: admiraltyconvictscrime and criminalsdigitised recordsforeign affairsfree online recordshome officenavyonline collections All records viewable online
- Funds in court…census returns The National Archives keeps orders of the court of Chancery up to 1955. …Keywords: courts of lawdormant fundsfunds in courtlegacies (probate)money in chanceryprobate
- Garden history records held by other archives…as well as the standard sources such as census and land tax returns. …Keywords: garden history
- Government surveys, statistics and other datasets from the National Digital Archive of Datasets, 1963-2010…In this example the Schools Census was taken annually, and there is one set of data for each year. …Keywords: datasetsdigital datasetsdigitised recordsnational digital archive of datasetsonline collectionsstatisticssurveys All records viewable online
- Historical education policy and administration: childcare, schools for disabled children and other special services…The School Census (Form 7) Datasets in CRDA 13/ED 267 contain statistical details of nursery schools. …Keywords: disabilityeducation historyschools
- Historical education policy and administration: elementary and primary schools…Parish files and the educational census of 1871 The 1870 Elementary Education Act established a national system of elementary education. …Keywords: education historypoor lawsschools
- Historical education policy and administration: inspection reports
Keywords: collegeseducation historyinspection of schoolspoor lawsschools - Historical education policy and administration: secondary schools…ED 15 for surviving returns of a census of private schools made under the provisions of the Education Acts 1918 and 1921. …Keywords: education historyschools
- Houses…most significantly the census years, every ten years from 1841 to 1921; the Valuation Office Survey years from 1910 to 1915; and the year of the 1939 Register). …Keywords: architecturebuildingshousestitle deeds
- Jewish people and communities in Britain and its former colonies…religion was not a question in the census until 2001; the most recent census available for details of individuals is 1911). …Keywords: anglo jewish historyemigrationimmigrationjewish historymigration
- Land ownership, use and rights: common lands…called Common Lands Census of 1873-1874 which was published as House of Commons Sessional Papers 1874 lii 383. …Keywords: common landlandland ownership
- Maps and plans…2 1871 census maps View digital versions of the original maps from the 1871 census (RG 18) on the Cassinimaps () website. …Keywords: early modern periodmapsplans
- Military maps of the Second World War…see our guide to the Bomb Census survey. …Keywords: mapssecond world warworld war two
- Militia…Tudor and Stuart muster rolls do not represent a complete census of the male population. …Keywords: armybritish armymedalsmilitiapensionssoldiervolunteer soldiers
- National Farm Survey of England and Wales 1941-1943…Three of these forms were effectively an enlarged 1941 farm census return, posted to the farmer for him to complete on 4 June 1941. …Keywords: agriculturedatasetsfarms and farminglandland ownershipmapsnational farm surveystatisticssurveys
- North American ancestors – an overview…Census records from North America Any surviving formal census for North America will have been preserved in the archives of the respective countries and states within North America. …Keywords: americaamerica (emigration to)canada (emigration to)emigrationnorth america
- People in business and trades…From 1851 trades could be listed in the census in order of importance and these records are held at The National Archives. …Keywords: business historyindustrylabour historytrade and industrytradesmen
- Photographs…National Registration Office in England in 1940 and at the census office in Acton, London in 1931. …Keywords: photographs
- Political history in the modern era, 1782 onwards – an overview
Keywords: 19th century20th centurypolitical history (general) - Prisoners and convicts…Prisoners listed in census records (1841-1911) Search census records (charges apply) for England and Wales from 1841 to 1911 by name of prisoner online. …Keywords: central criminal courtconvictscourts of lawcrime and criminalslaw and orderold baileyprisonerstrials
- Prisoners and prison staff…Prisons listed in census records (1841-1911) Search census records () for England and Wales from 1841 to 1911 online. …Keywords:
- Railway workers
Keywords: railwaystrains - Royal Marines officers…the birth or marriage certificate of a marine or the census to find his address. …Keywords: first world warofficers (royal marines)royal marinesworld war one
- Royal Marines other ranks…the birth or marriage certificate of a marine or the census to find his address. …Keywords: first world warroyal marinesworld war one
- Second World War – an overview
Keywords: nazi germanysecond world warwarsworld war two - Slavery and the British transatlantic slave trade
Keywords: abolition of slaverybritish empirecaribbeancoloniesslavery - Tithes…were directed to every parish or township listed in the census returns. …Keywords: datasetslandland ownershipmapsstatisticssurveystaxationtithes
- Towns and cities…consult historical population reports based upon statistics gathered through the census and . …Keywords: citiestowns
- Women’s suffrage…tax evasion and census boycotts. …Keywords: civil rightssuffragettessuffragistsvotes for women
- Workhouse inmates and staff…census in England and Wales 1841 to 1921 (charges apply). …Keywords: pauperspoor lawsworkhouses