UK census records online, United Kingdom, England and Wales, 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911, 1921, 1939 register, 1939 Census, Scotland, Northern Ireland.

UK Census Records 1841-1921 and the 1939 Register

Our sister site, UK Census Records, is an information and knowledge resource covering the United Kingdom Censuses from the inaugural 1801 census until 1921; the latest publicly available. It includes:

  • How to access UK census records and the wartime 1939 Register.
  • A decade-on-decade overview of the England and Wales censuses, with a description of 
    schedule headings, commencing with the first genealogically useful census of 1841.
  • How to interpret census returns and commonly employed abbreviations.
  • Top tips for searching census returns.
  • An overview of the 1939 Register of the United Kingdom.
  • A history of the UK census pre-1841.
  • Census dates and populations for England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
  • A glossary of trades and professions.
  • How to access annual Electoral Registers (or Voters' Rolls).
  • A regular Census Blog.