As 1881 - but whether employer or employed. Oldham Local Studies and Archives has street and surname indexes to all the Census Returns held. Direct descendants of persons appearing in the 1901 census can obtain the age and place of birth of a named person from those returns, but only if they can supply an address. In cases of legal entitlement only, ONS will give consideration to supplying similar information from the 1911 census. We have a free Internet service giving access to web sites on archives and local family history resources.
Booking is essential for the Internet and use of CD-ROMs.
As these are essentially voters lists and the right to vote was not universal until 1928, they have limited value unless the person you are researching was eligible to vote. They are useful in establishing how long a family stayed at a particular address. Oldham Local Studies and Archives has Burgess Rolls and Registers of Electors from 1851 to the present. Directories If your ancestors were in business they may appear in Trade Directories. Oldham Local Studies and Archives holds local directories dating from 1814.