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The 1881 census was the first UK census to be indexed in its entirety. In the 1980s, in a project that has been characterised as "the largest collection of historical source material to be made available in computerised form", [5] and "the first major 'crowd-sourced' exercise in the world", [6] the Genealogical Society of Utah began collaborating with the Federation of Family History Societies ...
The census took place on April 4, 1881, having been assented to via the Census Act on May 15, 1879. The total population count of Canada was 4,324,810. [1] Dependent on the quoted figure, this is either a 24.1% increase from the 1871 census's 3,485,761, or a 17.2% increase from the 1871 estimate's 3,689,257. [2]
In the mid-19th century the colonial statisticians encouraged compatibility between the colonies in their respective censuses, and in 1881 a census was held simultaneously in each of the colonies. [1] This was part of a census of the British Empire. The questions posed in the colonies were not uniform. The population of Australia was 2,250,194. [2]
1881 British Census and National Index for England, Wales and Scotland; Cemetery Databases for Wrexham Cemetery 1876-2000 and Gresford Cemetery 1917-2000; Internet access to genealogical sites and historical sites; Ordnance Survey Maps dating from 1872 -1970s; Tithe maps for parishes in Wrexham County Borough; Alan Godfrey old maps covering NE ...
The census in the United Kingdom is decennial, that is, held every ten years, although there is provision in the Census Act 1920 for a census to take place at intervals of five years or more. There are actually three separate censuses in the United Kingdom – in England and Wales , Scotland , and Northern Ireland – although they are often co ...
Size of workforce, supervisor status, first question on religion on the main census form (England, Wales, and Scotland). [31] 2011: 27 March An option to complete the form online. [40] Also provided English, Northern Irish, Scottish, Welsh and British national identity option following criticism that English and Welsh were absent from 2001. [41 ...
Feb. 23—Question : I just got a letter from the U.S. Census Bureau to respond online to a survey to help prepare for the next census. It says I'm required by law to complete this 10-minute ...
3 April – census in the United Kingdom. Two-thirds of the population are urbanised; one-seventh live in London. 5 April – the Treaty of Pretoria gives the Boers self-government in the Transvaal under a theoretical British oversight. [5]