Please help me with Census tips for England and Wales

Question

The goal of this project is to list tips for getting the most out of the census records for England and Wales.

Right now this project just has one member, me. I am [[Wilson-79903|Rob Wilson]]. Please message me if you would like to join.

Here are some of the tasks that I think need to be done. I'll be working on them, and could use your help.

* The exact dates of each census

* What is included in each census (it varies over time)

* What the transcriptions don't tell you

* Common "untruths" in the census

* The 1939 register - what is in it and what is missing

Will you join me? Please post a comment here on this page, in [https://www.WikiTree.com/g2g G2G] using the project tag, or [https://www.WikiTree.com/wiki/Wilson-79903#PM-29635119 send me a private message]. Thanks!

Comments

When I want info like that I look here: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/England_Census

Answer 1

1801 Census	Tuesday 10th March 1801
1811 Census	Monday 27th May 1811
1821 Census	Monday 28th May 1821
1831 Census	Sunday 29th May 1831
1841 Census	Sunday 6th June 1841
1851 Census	Sunday 30th March 1851
1861 Census	Sunday 7th April 1861
1871 Census	Sunday 2nd April 1871
1881 Census	Sunday 3rd April 1881
1891 Census	Sunday 5th April 1891
1901 Census	Sunday 31st March 1901
1911 Census	Sunday 2nd April 1911
1921 Census	Sunday 19th June 1921
1931 Census	Sunday 26th April 1931
1941 Census	-- see note below --
1951 Census	Sunday 8th April 1951
1961 Census	Sunday 23rd April 1961
1971 Census	Sunday 25th April 1971
1981 Census	Sunday 5th April 1981
1991 Census	Sunday 21st April 1991
2001 Census	Sunday 29th April 2001
2011 Census	Sunday 27th March 2011
2021 Census	Sunday 21st March 2021

Comments

No census was held in 1941 because of the second world war but a "mini-census" was held in 1939 so that everybody could be issued with a National identity card. This was held on Friday 29th September 1939.

https://www.1911census.org.uk/censusdates