Genealogy Information

The UK census for England, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, was taken every 10 years starting in 1841.

The census results are made available to the public after 100 years, so census records for every decade from 1841 through 1901 are now available, with the 1911 census being available in 2012.

The questions asked on each census varied, but normally you can find useful genaelogy research information such as:

1. names of other household members,
2. ages,
3. birthplaces
4. residence,
5. occupation,
6. Details of specific relationships to head of family

By using Census you can build a basic family tree in a short time. This records place your ancestor(s) in a particular location at the time of the census. With this knowledge you can branch out to nearby churches, cemeteries, parish records and civil, birth, death and marrigae records to find more detailed information.

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1841 Channel Islands Census



1841 Channel Islands Census

The 1841 Census for the Channel Islands was taken on the night of 6 June 1841. The following information was requested:

a. Name of street, place, road, etc.

b. House number or name

c. Name of each person that had spent the night in that household

d. Age

Note. The ages of people over 15 years old were usually rounded down to the nearest 5 years. Therefore, someone who was actually 24 years would have their age listed as 20, and someone who was actually 27 years old would have their age listed as 25.

e. Sex (indicated by which column the age is recorded in)

f. Profession or occupation

h. Where born

1. whether born in same county,

2. whether born in Scotland, Ireland, or Foreign Parts. Abbreviations were used: Scotland (S), Ireland (I), and Foreign Parts (F).

Enumeration forms were distributed to all households a couple of days before census night and the complete forms were collected the next day. All responses were to reflect the individual's status as of 6 June 1841 for all individuals who had spent the night in...
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