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.

Comparative Account of the Population of Great Britain in the Years 1801, 1811, 1821, and 1831

House of Commons, 1831 w bit.ly/arch-comp-accnt

This report with household and population statistics is available for free on the Internet Archive.

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.

Pre-1841 Censuses and Population Listings in the British Isles

Colin R Chapman

Lochin Publishing, 2002 Chapman highlights some of the records that are less often used.