Census Search
What is a census?
Every 10 years since 1801 the Government has taken a Census - details of everyone living in this country on one particular day. This snapshot is intended to provide vital statistical information for forward planning, and gradually over the years the complexity of the information collected has increased.
1841 is the first year for which Census returns survive for the whole country. In this and subsequent years the Census was taken on a Sunday evening. Good luck in tracing your ancestors. Click here to learn what information is normally recorded within a Census record
