British Intelligence: Censuses

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Great Britain has taken a census every 10 years since 1801 (except 1941), but the first four censuses recorded only statistical data. Beginning with the first genealogically useful census, taken in 1841, British censuses list every member of every household. These records are open to the public after 100 years, so 1901 is the most View Website VIP Subscription