Censuses etc

Census records are one of the most valuable resources for genealogists and family historians. They typically show the relationships between the members of a household, their ages, birthplaces, occupations, and of course where they lived at the time when the census was taken. In addition to census data, electoral rolls or registers are often useful (especially for countries and/or time periods for which censuses are not available) even though the availability of indexed rolls is patchy, and only those entitled to vote are included. Finally, poll books giving names, places of abode and/or of property owned and how people voted at elections (ballots were not always secret!), though limited in number, can also be revealing.

Census etc 1840s (1841 census of England and Wales)

Census etc 1850s (1850 United States Census; 1851 Census of England and Wales; 1856 Iowa State Census)

Census etc 1860s (1860 United States Census; 1861 Census of England and Wales)

Census etc 1870s (1870 United States Census; 1871 Census of Canada; 1871 Census of England and Wales)

Census etc 1880s (1880 United States Census; 1881 Census of England and Wales; 1885 Rhode Island State Census)

Census etc 1890s (1891 Census of England and Wales)

Census etc 1900s (1900 United States Census; 1901 Census of England and Wales; 1905 Rhode Island State Census)

Census etc 1910s (1910 United States Census; 1911 Census of Canada; 1911 Census of England and Wales; 1915 Rhode Island State Census)

Census etc 1920s (1921 Census of England and Wales (substitute))

Census etc 1930s (1939 Register of England and Wales)

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