Census Districts - Complete

[AussieKate]

is there any record of the Districts that the census's covered  eg Yorkshire, Marske, District 1  what does the District part of it mean???

thanks

Kate

[stanmapstone]

If you subscribe to Ancestry you can see a description of the registration district in each census. Go to the census page and the box on the right, you will see
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County
Civil Parish
Enumeration District
You will see     * District X View description of enumeration district



Stan

[stanmapstone]

For example in the 1881 Census

To browse this image set, select from the options below.
County Yorkshire
Civil Parish Marske in Guisbrough
Sub-registration District
Enumeration District

    * District 1View description of enumeration district
    * District 2View description of enumeration district
    * District 3View description of enumeration district
    * District 4View description of enumeration district
    * District 5View description of enumeration district
    * District 6View description of enumeration district


Stan

[AussieKate]

thanks for that.   but i was wondering if there is a description of the are that was in the census

[stanmapstone]

I should have explained that the enumerators' districts were sub-divisions of the registrars' sub-districts. These were in turn parts of the superintendent registrars' districts set up for the civil registration of births marriages and deaths. These enumeration districts were originally established in 1841, and descriptions of them were retained by registrars in their plans of division. The enumeration districts were supposed to be of a standard size. Where there were great changes in population registrars were advised to amalgamate or sub-divided the enumeration districts in order to prevent any becoming too large or too small.
(from "Making Sense of the Census" by Edward Higgs)

Stan

[stanmapstone]

thanks for that.   but i was wondering if there is a description of the are that was in the census

I'm not sure what you mean, do you mean a plan of the area covered as opposed to a description.
Stan

[AussieKate]

i was just curious if there was a description of the area that was in the census and if the areas are marked on some sort of map or list.

[stanmapstone]

The front page or front cover of the enumerator's books always describes the geography of the enumeration district (Description of Enumeration District) the layout of the information varied for different censuses, as did the districts, especially in the expanding towns in the 19th century. Some examples of Enumerators maps are held in the National Archives, but are not online. Is there a particular area you are interested in?

Stan

[AussieKate]

stevenage in Hertfordshire, Walesby in Lincolnshire are 2 that come to mind