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The Census Act 1800 – also known as the Population Act 1800 – (41 Geo. 3. (G.B.) c. 15) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which enabled the first Census of England, Scotland and Wales to be undertaken. The census was carried out in 1801 and has been repeated almost every ten years thereafter.
Under the 100-year closure rule established after the 1911 census was taken, only summary results for censuses after 1939 – though with significant statistical detail – are published in the months [b] following the enumeration dates given below; the full information (individual household entries) in later censuses will not be released until the dates stated, a century after each later ...
The UK Census of Population 1991 (Concepts and Techniques in Modern Geography) Census.ac.uk - free census resources for academic research in the UK. Official archived version of 2011 census website (www.census.gov.uk) United Kingdom Census Records- Directory of free-to-access online UK census records.
10 March – the first British census is carried out (under terms of the Census Act 1800), with the Scottish counts undertaken by schoolmasters. The population of Scotland is determined to be 1,608,420. [2] 16 March – Edinburgh music teacher Anne Gunn is granted the first British patent for a board game, designed as a music teaching aid. [3]
10 March – The first British census is carried out. The count is conducted by clergy, overseers of the poor and schoolmasters. The population of England and Wales is determined to be 8.9 million, [4] with London revealed to have 860,035 residents.
The first section of the London Underground begins construction on the site of Great Portland Street station. Approximate date: Joseph Malin's is one of the first recorded fish and chip shops in London and the United Kingdom. [124] 1861 20 February: Storms damage the Crystal Palace. 18 March: The Metropolitan Tabernacle is dedicated.
Estimates of the population size in every local authority area will be available.
Population development of England and then the UK since 1800. The first Census in 1801 revealed that the population of Great Britain was 10.5 million. [21] Of this, England's population had grown to 8.3 million, Wales population rested at 0.6 million while Scotland had a population of 1.6 million. [9]