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denben
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Census Dates
« on: Wednesday 25 February 04 16:06 UTC (UK) »
I would like to know the actual date that each census was recorded.

Is this info available?
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« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 25 February 04 16:36 UTC (UK) »
Hi den ben

1801 - ?
1811 - ?
1821 - the night of 28th/29th May
1831 - the night of 30th/31st May
1841 - the night of 6th/7th June
1851 - the night of 30/31st March
1861 - the night of 7th/8th April
1871 - the night of 2nd/3rd April
1881 - the night of 3rd/4th April
1891 - the night of 5th/6th April
1901 - the night of 31st March.

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« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 25 February 04 19:10 UTC (UK) »
Thanks, Chris.  That's just what I wanted.
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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 17 March 04 14:30 UTC (UK) »
Quote from: Chris in 1066Land on Wednesday 25 February 04 16:36 UTC (UK)
1821 - the night of 28th/29th May
1831 - the night of 30th/31st May
1841 - the night of 6th/7th June
1851 - the night of 30/31st March
1861 - the night of 7th/8th April
1871 - the night of 2nd/3rd April
1881 - the night of 3rd/4th April
1891 - the night of 5th/6th April
1901 - the night of 31st March.

How reliable are these dates? The 1881 census has the elder brother of my gggm, born in 1875, once in Aberystwyth with his mother and in Ysbyty Ystwyth with his grandparents. Not bad for a 6 year old to make his way on his own 20 miles in one night. Wink
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Re:Census dates?
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 17 March 04 15:56 UTC (UK) »
Hi D ap D

In reply to your question - the dates are very very reliable.

Did you mean how reliable is the information?

The returns were delivered to the doors and then picked up a few days later - if they had not been filled in because possibly they were Illiterate, then the enumerator filled them in for them. He wrote down what he was told.
On return to base, the completed returns were then copied in to the enumerators books, checked and then destroyed; in other words we are looking at a copy of the information; therefore the index's we look at online are a transcription of that copy - so you can see how mistakes can occur.
Looking at what you have written, it looks as though the child was actually staying with grandma on the night of the census - but mum also included her in her schedule as well.

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« Reply #5 on: Sunday 28 March 04 19:03 UTC (UK) »
Thought I would add
1911 was taken 3rd April

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« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 18 August 04 12:29 UTC (UK) »
Could someone be able to provide the exact dates in which each census were taken in England and Wales since the first one (1831?).
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« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 18 August 04 12:31 UTC (UK) »
Hi Paulmh,

Here you go.  They moved the date back for 1851 as many seasonal workers move for the summer months in 1841.

1801 - 10 March Tuesday
1811 - 27 May Monday
1821 - 28 May Monday
1831 - 30 May Monday
1841 - 6 June Sunday
1851 - 30 March Sunday
1861 - 7 April Sunday
1871 - 2 April Sunday
1881 - 3 April Sunday
1891 - 5 April Sunday
1901 - 31 March Sunday
1911 - 2 April Sunday (publication date 1 January 2012)
1921 - 19 June Sunday (publication date 1 January 2022)
1931 - 26 April Sunday (publication date 1 January 2032)
1939 - 29 September World War II National Registration (publication date 1 January 2040)
1941 - no census taken due to World War II.
1951 - 8 April (publication date 1 January 2052)
1961 - 23 April (publication date 1 January 2062)
1971 - 25 April (publication date 1 January 2072)
1981 - 5 April (publication date 1 January 2082)
1991 - 21 April (publication date 1 January 2092)
2001 - 29 April (publication date 1 January 2102)

For more on the early census see this thread...
http://www.rootschat.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=7417.msg22720#msg22720 (merged)

Whoops - that was your thread! didn't notice...

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Dumfrieshire: Fallen, Fallon, Carruthers, Scott, Farish, Aitchison, Green, Ryecroft, Thomson, Stewart
Midlothian: Linn/d, Aitken, Martin
North Wales: Robins(on), Hughes, Parry, Jones
Cumberland: Lowther, Young, Steward, Miller
Somerset: Palmer, Cork, Greedy, Clothier

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« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 18 August 04 21:14 UTC (UK) »
thank you, there was a good reason for this. i found on a 1881 census a member of my family was listed as 4 days old, an exact date of census would give me proper dob.
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« Reply #9 on: Wednesday 20 October 04 13:49 UTC (UK) »
 Cheesy  Thought this might help ..

In ,
      1841 the census date was 6 June ,
      1851 the census date was 30 March
      1861 the census date was 7 April
      1871 the census date was 2 April
      1881 the census date was 3 April
      1891 the census date was 5 April
      1901 the census date was 31 March  .
  (please corect if wrong  Cheesy)

 Hope this comes in handy  Cheesy

Comment by Moderator: Hi Graceland, I am going to merge these dates with another which is the same:
http://www.rootschat.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=9512.0 (merged)
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Census Dates
« Reply #10 on: Saturday 06 November 04 01:01 UTC (UK) »
HI again,

THis question has probably already been asked and i may have missed an answer somewhere along the way ....

Was wondering if anyone knew when the census' in Lancashire were taken. I have heard they were taken in different months (is that correct??) So this may explain a slight variation in ages??

Being a stickler for details an exact date or very close by anyway would be much appreciated, if not then a simple month will do.

To anyone answering, thanks very much in advance!!

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« Reply #11 on: Saturday 06 November 04 01:58 UTC (UK) »
UK  CENSUS  DATES
 
1841 - Jun 6/7

1851 - Mar 30/31

1861 - Apr 7/8

1871 - Apr 2/3

1881 - Apr 3/4

1891 - Apr 5/6

1901 - Mar 31/Apr 1
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« Reply #12 on: Saturday 06 November 04 11:16 UTC (UK) »
There is also evidence that in the very earliest census the enumerators were under instructions as to how they should show the ages of the persons they recorded

Directions to Enumerators.
For infants under one year of age,state the number of months.
>From one year to 15 state the age on the last birthday.
For persons 15 years and upwards,write as follows,instead of the exact
age.
For persons between the ages of --->
15 and 20 write 15
20   "   25   "     20
25   "   30   "     25
30   "   35   "     30
35   "   40   "     35
40   "   45   "     40
45   "   50   "     45
50   "   55   "     50
55   "   60   "     55
60   "   65   "     60
65   "   70   "     65
70   "   75   "     70
No instructions for those over 75 but I imagine it follows the same
procedure.

The general consenus is that these directions were only used in the earliet collections as the later census collections sought more information.

In addition you must remember to add in the human factor .... many of us still tell porkies about our age  Wink
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« Reply #13 on: Saturday 06 November 04 15:20 UTC (UK) »
Hiya,

Here's the thread which has full dates for all census.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=15760.0 (merged)

1801 - 10 March Tuesday
1811 - 27 May Monday
1821 - 28 May Monday
1831 - 30 May Monday
1841 - 6 June Sunday
1851 - 30 March Sunday
1861 - 7 April Sunday
1871 - 2 April Sunday
1881 - 3 April Sunday
1891 - 5 April Sunday
1901 - 31 March Sunday
1911 - 2 April Sunday (publication date 1 January 2012)
1921 - 19 June Sunday (publication date 1 January 2022)
1931 - 26 April Sunday (publication date 1 January 2032)
1939 - 29 September World War II National Registration (publication date 1 January 2040)
1941 - no census taken due to World War II.
1951 - 8 April (publication date 1 January 2052)
1961 - 23 April (publication date 1 January 2062)
1971 - 25 April (publication date 1 January 2072)
1981 - 5 April (publication date 1 January 2082)
1991 - 21 April (publication date 1 January 2092)
2001 - 29 April (publication date 1 January 2102)

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Dumfrieshire: Fallen, Fallon, Carruthers, Scott, Farish, Aitchison, Green, Ryecroft, Thomson, Stewart
Midlothian: Linn/d, Aitken, Martin
North Wales: Robins(on), Hughes, Parry, Jones
Cumberland: Lowther, Young, Steward, Miller
Somerset: Palmer, Cork, Greedy, Clothier

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