Tracing your ancestors using the census : a guide for family historians /
Jolly, Emma.
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Family History,
2013.
A detailed yet accessible introduction for anyone researching the life of an ancestor in the United Kingdom, using census records. It covers the records of all the constituent parts of the British Isles. Jolly provides information on the less well-known censuses dating from before 1841, and looks in detail at how to search the main censuses from 1841 to 1911.
Includes biographical references (p. 190-192) and index.
A detailed yet accessible introduction for anyone researching the life of an ancestor in the United Kingdom, using census records. It covers the records of all the constituent parts of the British Isles. Jolly provides information on the less well-known censuses dating from before 1841, and looks in detail at how to search the main censuses from 1841 to 1911.
History of the census -- Early censuses -- 1841: the first modern census -- 1851: the Victorian census -- 1861: the first separate Scottish census -- 1871: the last census overseen by Graham and Farr -- 1881: the first census to be used by family historians -- 1891: the introduction of rooms and employment status to the census -- 1901: the centenary of census-taking in England, Scotland and Wales -- 1911: the fertility census -- Later censuses -- The census today.
Government questionnaires
Demographic surveys