The Centre has street indexes to aid researchers in locating the area they want quickly and easily. This is being done with the valuable assistance of the Walsall Family History Group. An index to Bloxwich in the 1891 census has also been prepared. The 1881 census has been indexed completely by the Mormons and the Federation of Family History Societies. It comprises not only a name index but also a complete transcription and is one of the most useful resources we hold.
People can misremember their age, and remember the place of their childhood as their birthplace.
Some children under 5 were apparently omitted from the census. The pressure of Victorian morality may have led some couples to indicate that they were married when they were not. And of course many people moved regularly in search of work, making address information quickly out of date. Nevertheless, the censuses for 1841-1891 are still the best chance for the family historian to make quick progress through the 19th century.