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Guild of One-Name Studies

One-name studies, Genealogy

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Census data

Census Inputs & Output Areas

Geographical data sought on each page of the enumerators books

  1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901
Administrative county           X X
City X X X X X    
Borough X X          
Municipal borough     X X X X X
Urban district             X
Rural district             X
Town   X X X X X X
Parliamentary borough     X X X X X
Parliamentary division           X X
Urban sanitary district         X X  
Rural Sanitary district         X X  
Local board       X      
Municipal ward     X X X X X
Parish X X X        
Township X X X        
Civil parish       X X X X
Civil township       X X    
Ecclesiastical parish         X X X
Ecclesiastical district   X X X X X  
Village   X   X X X X
Hamlet, tithing etc     X        
Hamlet       X X X X

Source: Edward Higgs A clearer sense of the census

Census Aggregations: Great Britain 1801-1851 (a selection)

Area 1801 1811 1821 1831 1841 1851
Ancient counties X X X X X X
Hundreds,wapentakes X X X X X X
Ancient parishes X X X X X X
Boroughs X X X X X –
Tythings, Hamlets etc X X X X X X
Eccles. parishes – – – – – X
Civil parishes – – – – – –
Registration Districts – – – – X X
Registration Counties – – – – – X
Poor Law Unions – – – – – X

Census Aggregations: England and Wales 1861-1961 (a selection)

Area 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911 1921 1931 1951 1961
Ancient Counties X X X X X – – – – –
Ancient parishes X X X – – – – – – –
Administrative counties – – – X X X X X X X
County boroughs – – – X X X X X X X
Municipal boroughs – – – X X X X X X X
Urban districts – – X X X X X X X X
Rural districts – – X X X X X X X X
Civil parishes – X X X X X X X X X
Ecclesiastical parishes X X X X X X X X X  
Registration districts X X X X X X X – – –
Registration Counties X X X X X X X – – –
Poor Law Unions X X X X X X X – – –

Census Aggregations: Scotland 1861-1966 (a selection)

  1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911 1921 1931 1951 1961
Counties X X X X X X X X X X
County Districts – – – – X X X X X X
Cities and Principal Towns X X X X X X X X X X
Parishes-Ancient and Civil X X X X X X X X X X
Villages X X X X X X X X – X
Quoad Parishes X X X X X X X X – –
Registration Div/Co/Districts X X X X X X X X – –

Source: Great Britain, Office of Population Censuses and Surveys: Guide to census reports, Great Britain, 1801-1966 HMSO, 1977.

Please refer to this guide for a comprehensive listing.

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