How often do they do a census?
Every ten years in the UK it’s done in the first year of the decade, starting with 1801 – 2001. 1801 10th March Little use for Genealogy 1811 27th May Little use for Genealogy 1821 28th May Little use for Genealogy 1831 30th May Little use for Genealogy 1939 29th Sept For issue of ID cards – except service personnel. 1841 6th June Available 1851 30th March Available 1861 7th April Available 1871 2nd April Available 1881 3rd April Available 1891 5th April Available 1901 31st March Available 1911 2nd April Not yet released 1921 19th June Not yet released 1931 26th April Destroyed by fire in WWII 1941 — No census due to WWII 1951 8th April Not yet released 1961 23rd April Not yet released 1971 25th April Not yet released 1981 5th April Not yet released 1991 21st April Not yet released 2001 29th April Not yet released hope this helps. Hope this helps.
