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Records & Data

Census Records    1841 England & Wales Census, held on the night of 6th - 7th June, 1841.

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The 1841 census was the first to ask detailed questions about individuals. The following information was recorded about each person:

• forename and surname• age (rounded down to the nearest five for those aged 15 or over)• sex• occupation• whether they were born in the county in which they were enumerated (Y or N)• whether they were born in Scotland (S), Ireland (I) or Foreign Parts (F)The exact age was only required for children under the age of 16; adults ages were rounded down to the nearest five years. Thus a person stated to be 40 could have been any age between 40 and 44. An address was also shown for each household but house numbers were rarely given, and in rural areas you will often find only the name of the village or hamlet. Omissions from this census included miners on shift and people on board ships that were in harbour.