Resources

Learn more about the census

The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Maker

Roger Hutchinson

Abacus, 2017

Hutchinson presents a concise guide to the census.

Census Schedules and Listings, 1801–1831

Richard Wall, Matthew Woollard and Beatrice Moring University of Essex, 2012

This introduction includes details of surviving records.

Making Sense of the Census Revisited

Edward Higgs

Institute of Historical Research and TNA, 2005

Higgs explains census records for England and Wales from 1801 to 1901.