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what's the earliest census return
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Louise | Report | 13 Jun 2004 11:48 |
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Thanks a lot everyone - Roger how funny are you? Lou xxx |
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Twinkle | Report | 11 Jun 2004 21:05 |
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Lincoln has some even earlier. Some parishes did a head count but included the head's name and sometimes other details. I think it was something to do with poor relief. Leverton has one from 1762 and another in 1755 - now all I have to do is prove my relatives were there that early before I take myself off to Lincoln Archives! |
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Olgiza | Report | 11 Jun 2004 20:06 |
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Hi Louise. I remember reading a big black book once and it refered to a census where everyone had to go back and register in the town they were born in. I think that was a couple of thousand years ago ........... Sorry, I couldn't resist, Roger GC |
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Irene | Report | 11 Jun 2004 18:39 |
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Censuses were started in 1801, but they didn't start to keep them until 1841. A few 1801, census are now coming to light and the Family history Societies are publishing them. Lets hope a few more of the later ones do. Some of them have the family with just the childrens names, some don't put the childrens names just the ages, they all seem to be different. The other form of census, it the chruch lists, pew lists, and then there is the Land Tax, this just lists the head of House, and the person who owned it. But it does give ideas of who was around and where. Irene |
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Unknown | Report | 11 Jun 2004 18:33 |
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The first census was 1801 and they have continued up until 2001 without interruption apart from 1841 (because of the War). 1841 was the first one to officially record names which is why family historians find it useful. There are a few name lists from earlier censuses found in county record offices. 1841 census lists names, sexes, ages, occupations and whether or not person was born in county. Ages were approximate - many were rounded down to the nearest 5 years. 1851 census gave more detail and importantly for family historians show the relationship of people to the head of the household as well as giving place of birth. 1851 is also widely indexed and available on CD. 1861 & 71 not so well indexed. 1881 available free on LDS site but can't see original transcripts. 1891 & 1901 available on Ancestry subscription 1901 also available online - initial search free but chargable after that. Many many transcription errors! |
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Louise | Report | 11 Jun 2004 18:33 |
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thanks a lot Kim |
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Kim | Report | 11 Jun 2004 18:26 |
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In Britain the earliets one of use to family historians is 1841, before that they were just head counts in areas and I don't think names etc were recorded, though I think they first started the head counts at the begining of the 1800s KIM |
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Louise | Report | 11 Jun 2004 18:18 |
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it might seem an obvious question but i'd really like to know!!! |
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