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This guide explains how to access the historical censuses from 1841 to 1921 and provides information on using the census returns of:

All later censuses remain in the custody of the Office for National Statistics. They will remain closed to the public for 100 years after the date they were conducted.

Read section 12 for information on the census returns for Scotland and Ireland.

The 1939 Register is similar to but not the same as the census. For more information on the 1939 Register, please read the guide on the 1939 Register.

The dates of the censuses were as follows:

The intended date for the 1921 census was 24 April, but was postponed due to industrial unrest, which the GRO decided would have made it impossible to collect accurate information in some areas.

In the censuses of 1801, 1811, 1821 and 1831 lists of names were not collected centrally, although some are held in local record offices. Other lists were sometimes compiled, for a variety of reasons, which are often referred to as census ‘substitutes’. Read Local Census Listings or Pre-1841 Censuses and Population Listings in the British Isles for more information. Some transcripts and images for these early censuses and census substitutes are searchable online on Findmypast.co.uk, Ancestry.co.uk and the Brigham Young University Early British Census Project.

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