UK Census Records 1841-1921 and the 1939 Register
Our sister site, UK Census Records, is an information and knowledge resource covering the United Kingdom Censuses from the inaugural 1801 census until 1921; the latest publicly available. It includes:
- How to access UK census records and the wartime 1939 Register.
- A decade-on-decade overview of the England and Wales censuses, with a description of
schedule headings, commencing with the first genealogically useful census of 1841. - How to interpret census returns and commonly employed abbreviations.
- Top tips for searching census returns.
- An overview of the 1939 Register of the United Kingdom.
- A history of the UK census pre-1841.
- Census dates and populations for England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
- A glossary of trades and professions.
- How to access annual Electoral Registers (or Voters' Rolls).
- A regular Census Blog.