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200 years of the Census - and still counting! 2001 marked the bicentenary of the Census in Britain. To celebrate this great British tradition we have delved into the archives of census taking during the last two turbulent centuries revealing a wealth of census stories and facts - some are strange, others are amusing but all are true and based on real census returns. Census forms are confidential and remain ‘closed’ for 100 years - only forms from 1901 and previous censuses can be viewed. We look at how and why the census was created during the Industrial Revolution, the Victorian Era, two World Wars, post-war, and modern day Britain. HISTORY examines 200 Years of the Census looking at the origins of census taking in biblical times, why Britain's first census was held, statistical pioneers and social comment, controversial questions and the 2001 Census. The figures behind the first and subsequent censuses - the Registrars General are also covered. TEN FACTS about 200 Years of the Census gives a quick but overall look at census taking over the last centuries. For a local view on census taking since 1801, AREA MONITORS paint a picture of the changes in your locality - the numbers and types of people; the industries and jobs as well as some "did you know" thought provoking facts on census taking in your area. Personal details of famous and notorious celebrities - actors, writers, scientists, politicians and reformers from census taking in the Nineteenth century including Queen Victoria, David Lloyd George, Charles Dickens and many more - are featured in the HALL OF FAME, complete with their own census forms. Census returns from Coronation Street in Manchester, complete with a Mrs E. Sharples, and of Albert Square in London's East End - which really was a den of iniquity in Victoria's reign - are available by clicking HERE.
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