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• The United Kingdom and Ireland Collection contains over 105 million names from Ireland and the United Kingdom, including the largest online collection of Civil Registration records. (through subscription services) • The 1881 British Census includes England, Wales, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Mann, and Scotland. The British government took its first national census in 1801. A census has been taken every ten years since that date, except during WWII in 1941. The first genealogically useful census was not taken until 1841, when names were recorded. Almost everyone was included in the census, documenting approximately 30 million individuals. Information includes each person's name, age, sex, name of the head of the house, relationship to the head of house, marital status, census place, occupation, as well as the county and parish where born.
British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920
England Genealogy Records on Ancestry
UK Birth Certificate Official UK Birth, Marriage & Death certificates United Kingdom and Ireland Records from RootsWeb
England & Wales, Free BMD Birth Index: 1837-1983
England & Wales, Birth Index: 1984-2005
England & Wales, Free BMD Death Index: 1837-1983
England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983
England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1984-2005
England & Wales, Death Index: 1984-2005
National Burial Index for England and Wales on CD-ROM
United Kingdom and Ireland Obituary Collection
Wales Database Records on Ancestry
The London Burial Grounds - cemeteries of London, England London Post Office Directory, 1829
London Times, Births and Christenings, 1983-2003
London Times, Marriages, 1982-2004
London Times, Deaths, 1982-1988
UK Census Data• The 1841 United Kingdom Census was taken on the night of 6 June 1841. Enumeration forms were distributed to all households a before the census night and the household was required to complete the forms themselves. People who were traveling or living abroad were enumerated at the location where they spent the night on census night. The enumerators collected the completed forms the following day which were later sorted and copied into enumerators' books, which are the records we have today. The original householders schedules from 1841 to 1901 were destroyed. The information requested on the census included: Houses (whether inhabited, uninhabited or a building); name of each person that spent the night of the census in that household; age (see note)* and sex of each person (males were in one column, females in a separate column); occupation, profession, trade, of independent means; whether born in the same county as the enumeration, or whether born in Scotland (S), Ireland (I), or a Foreign parts (F). *NOTE: Ages up to 15 are listed exactly as reported, but ages over 15 were rounded to the nearest 5 years (rounded down) . So, a person aged 54 would be listed on the census as age 50; someone aged 29 would be recorded as 25 years. • The 1851 Census of England was taken on the night of 30 March 1851. Enumeration forms were distributed to all households a before the census night and the household was required to complete the forms themselves. People who were traveling or living abroad were enumerated at the location where they spent the night on census night. The enumerators collected the completed forms the following day which were later sorted and copied into enumerators' books, which are the records we have today. The original householders schedules from 1841 to 1901 were destroyed. The information requested on the census included: Address (name of road, street, etc.; house number or name; whether the house was inhabited; name of each person that spent the night of the census in that household; their relationship to the head of the family; marital status; age at last birthday (sex is indicated by which column the age is recorded); rank, profession, or occupation; place of birth; whether blind, deaf, or idiot. • The 1861 United Kingdom Census was taken on the night of 7 April 1861. Enumeration forms were distributed to all households a before the census night and the household was required to complete the forms themselves. People who were traveling or living abroad were enumerated at the location where they spent the night on census night. The enumerators collected the completed forms the following day which were later sorted and copied into enumerators' books, which are the records we have today. The original householders schedules from 1841 to 1901 were destroyed. The information requested on the census included: Address (name of road, street, etc.; house number or name; whether the house was inhabited; name of each person that spent the night of April 7 in that household; their relationship to the head of the family; marital status; age at last birthday (sex is indicated by which column the age is recorded); occupation; place of birth; whether blind, deaf, or idiot. • The 1871 United Kingdom Census included enumerations for England, Wales, the Isle of Man, and the Channel islands. It was taken on the night of 2 April 1871. Enumeration forms were distributed to all households a before the census night and the household was required to complete the forms themselves. The enumerators collected the completed forms the following day which were later sorted and copied into enumerators' books, which are the records we have today. The original householders schedules from 1841 to 1901 were destroyed. The information requested on the census included: Address (name of the street, avenue, or road; house number); the name of each person who spent the night in the house; their birthplace and their relationship to head of family; whether the home was inhabited and number of rooms occupied; sex, age, marital status of each occupant; occupation (whether an employer, employee, or neither); whether blind, deaf, dumb, imbecile, idiot, or lunatic. • The 1881 British Isles Census was taken the night of 3 April 1881. Enumeration forms were distributed to all households a before the census night and the household was required to complete the forms themselves. People who were traveling or living abroad were enumerated at the location where they spent the night on census night. The enumerators collected the completed forms the following day which were later sorted and copied into enumerators' books, which are the records we have today. The original householders schedules from 1841 to 1901 were destroyed. The information requested on the census included: Address (name of street, avenue road, etc.; house number or name); whether the house was inhabited; number of rooms occupied if less than five; name of each person that had spent the night in that household rather than their normal residence; relationship of person to the head of the household; marital status; age at last birthday (sex is indicated by which column the age is recorded); occupation; place of birth; whether blind, deaf, dumb, imbecile, idiot, or lunatic. 1881 United Kingdom Census Transcription • The 1891 British Census included England, Wales, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Mann. The 1891 Census was taken on the night of 5 April 1891. The following information was requested: name of street, avenue road, etc.; house number or name; whether or not the house was inhabited; number of rooms occupied if less than five; name of each person that had spent the night in that household; relationship of person enumerated to the head of the family; each persons marital status; age at last birthday (sex is indicated by which column the age is recorded in); each person's occupation; whether they are employer or employee or neither; person's place of birth; whether deaf, dumb, blind, or lunatic. |
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