Examples of Census Enumerators' Books

[stanmapstone]

The census enumerators books were regarded by the GRO as the raw material from which to produce the tables published in the 'Census Reports'. In this process the books were altered and annotated, on the original books these are in coloured inks, crayon, or pencil, and can easily be differentiated from the enumerators' returns. On monochrome microfilm these additions are difficult to differentiate.
For examples of actual census pages in original colour see http://www.rootschat.com/links/02fc/  which is RG13 piece 297 folio 22 page 1, and http://www.rootschat.com/links/02fd/ which is RG13 piece 1835 folio 94 page 35.

Stan
 

[Tati]

Nice link, Stan - great to see them in colour! 

[kerryb]

Interesting and the faint writing you often see on pages begins to make sense when seen in colour.

Thanks Stan

Kerry

[crystalight]

  Thanks Stan,
they certainly look different in colour and nice to see the originals 

Crystal 

[Christopher]

Click here to learn about the The CEBs Indepth. The article is intended as an introduction to the Census Enumerators' Books (CEBs) and of their values to teachers and others with an interest in studying nineteenth-century censuses. 

Click for more details about the subject on the Gen Doc site. It contains four interesting sections

1. Explains how the inmates of institutions, the crews of vessels afloat, the army, itinerants and travellers, and night workers were enumerated.
2. Abbreviations, Definition of Terms, and Some Points to Remember when reviewing Census Returns.
3. A case study of a missing 1851 census household schedule which may help you when searching the census returns.
4. A list of London Census Name Indexes

[stanmapstone]

Another site
http://www.british-genealogy.com/resources/census/index.htm


Stan

[Christopher]

It was all very well for a person to be a Census Enumerator but they also had to be
"Respecting the manner in which Entries may be made in the Enumeration Schedule."
Click here and you too can become a mid-nineteenth century Census Enumeratot.

[crystalight]

Stan and Chritopher,

Thank You both for those informative links.

I have been using Census for information over a number of years but I still found these to be a well worthwhile read, making a number of points much clearer. 

Crystal 

[PrueM]

Thanks Stan 

Makes it much easier to read what's underneath when the annotations are in red 

Very interesting link - thank you!

Prue