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A '''census ''' is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population. It has been performed from ancient times and continues today by civil leaders, so as to have an idea of the size and composition of the ''subjects''.
== Census ==
==== United Kingdom ====
The national UK census as it is known today started in 1801, partly to ascertain the number of men able to fight in the Napoleonic wars.
The census has been conducted every ten years since 1801 (except for 1941, when the nation was otherwise occupiedpreoccupied) and most recently in 20012011. The first four censuses (1801-1831) were mainly statistical (that is, they were mainly headcounts and contained virtually no personal information).
The 1841 Census, conducted by the General Register Office, was the first to record the names of everyone in a household or institution. However, their relationship to the head of the household wasn’t noted, although sometimes this can be inferred from the occupation shown (eg servant). Those under the age of 15 had their proper ages listed, but for those who were older the ages were supposed to be rounded down to the nearest five years, although this rule was not strictly adhered to. Precise birthplaces were not given - at best the birthplace can be narrowed down to the county in which the person was living.
== Examples ==
=== UK census 1881 ===
[[Image:Census image 1.png|thumbnail|The Census return for John Martin in 1881]]
== External Links and sources ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Census Wikipedia Census]
* [http://www.familysearch.org/englearn/searchwiki/RGen/guide/England5.asp#census England_Census UK census]* [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/searchlearn/RGwiki/guideen/Canada3.asp#census Canada_Census Canadian census]** [http://www.familysearch.org/englearn/searchwiki/RGen/guideQuebec_Census Quebec census], see also [http:/Quebec3/www.prdh.umontreal.asp#census Quebec ca/census/ 1852 and 1881 censuses].* [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/searchlearn/RGwiki/guideen/France6.asp#census France_Census French census]* [http://www.familysearch.org/englearn/searchwiki/RGen/images/34061_Germany05.pdf Germany_Census German census]* [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/searchlearn/RGwiki/guideen/Scotland6.asp#census Scotland_Census Scottish census]* [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/searchlearn/RGwiki/guideen/Sweden3.asp#census Sweden_Census Swedish census]* [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/searchlearn/RGwiki/guideen/Ireland7.asp#census Ireland_Census Ireland census]* [http://www.familysearch.org/englearn/searchwiki/RGen/guide/Italy5.asp#census Italy_Census Italy census]* [http://www.familysearch.org/englearn/searchwiki/RGen/guide/Usout5.asp#census United_States_Census US census]** [httphttps://www.familysearch.org/Englearn/Searchwiki/censusen/search_census.asp 1880 Category:Census_by_State Censuses by US census and 1881 censuses of Canada and the UK at familysearch.orgStates]
* [http://automatedgenealogy.com Canadian censuses of 1851-1852, 1901, 1906 and 1911 at automatedgenealogy.com]
* [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/archivianet/index-e.html Census Research Tools at the Canadian Archives]
* [http://www.1901censusonline.com/ Censuses in England and Wales between 1841-1901]
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