UK Census Dates

Census are taken in the UK every 10 years. Below are details of which nights the census was taken.

1801 - Sun. 1 March
1811 - Mon. 27 May
1821 - Mon. 28 May
1831 - Mon. 30 May
1841 - Sun. 6 June -

Earlier Warwickshire Census information.

1781 for Chilvers Coton, names of householders with ages.
1782 for Astley, names of householders with ages.
1790 for Alcester, Warwick, Southam and Stratford-upon-Avon census from the Warwickshire FHS
1801 for Brinklow, names of householders & occupant numbers.
1801 for Church Lawford, names of householders & occupant numbers.
1801 for Hillmorton, names of householders & occupant numbers.
1811 for Barston, 'All' named.
1811 for Coleshill, names of householders & occupant numbers.
1811 for Warwick - St Mary, names of householders & occupant numbers.
1821 for Bedworth, names of householders & occupant numbers. Transcription available from the Warwickshire FHS
1821 for Barston, names of householders & occupant numbers.
1821 for Coleshill, names of householders & occupant numbers
1821 for Farnborough, names of householders & occupant numbers.
1821 for Kineton, names of householders & occupant numbers.
1821 for Rugby, names of householders & occupant numbers.
1821 for Southam, names of householders & occupant numbers.
1821 for Warwick - St Mary, names of householders & occupant numbers.
1831 for Halford, Householders named with household numbers.
1831 for Coleshill, names of householders & occupant numbers.
1831 for Warwick - St Mary, names of householders & occupant numbers.
1831 for Warwick - St Nicholas, names of householders & occupant numbers

In Warwickshire, there are a number of places that have been indexed over the year and these make life much easier, as you don't have to search for hours to find a needle in a haystack.

The PRO sell several fiches to the public  PRO Email Contact

Some early information from Warwick town is indexed on my pages below (see the buttons)

The Warwick County Record office has a list of the indexes they hold
on the web (the list is on the web, not the indexes at the moment) Due to the changes in the Warwickshire web pages at the moment, it is best to search for them. Go to: Warwickshire Web and click on "Find" then search for "County Record Office"  there are a bunch of great links !

The Coventry City Library and Local Studies Library has a web page with details of what they hold on it - see CRO Index Page

The Birmingham City Library has a web page with details of what they
hold on it - see Brum Info

The Hereford Record office has a web page on Hereford CRO
and try  The Hereford FHS web page on The Record Office

The Lichfield Record office has a web page on Lichfield RO
Look for the link to their Online Searchable Catalogue

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has a web page on Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Gordon Beavington has indexed many places in the Southern part of Warwickshire, and has CDs available
Contact: Gordon Beavington or see mycensuses.com

1821 for Bedworth is transcribed and available from the Warwickshire FHS
1841 for Warwick town is indexed in the WRO
1841 FreeCEN data now Online FREE !
1851 for Warwick town is indexed in the WRO
1851 Census was put out as a pilot study by the LDS, and is available on CD (WAR, NFK, & DEV)
1861 FreeCEN data is now mostly Online FREE !
1861 for Warwick town is indexed in the WRO
1861 for Leamington Spa is indexed in the WRO
1861 for Coventry is for sale on fiche from the PRO 26 PRO Email Contact
1861 for Harbury & Knowle is indexed by the WRO
1871 for Warwick town is indexed in the WRO
1881 Census for the whole of the UK is on CD available from the LDS, also online at Ancestry UK 1881 census
1881 Census strays for ALL Coventry born strays found outside Warwickshire, are on Covkid's Page
1891 FreeCEN data now starting to go Online FREE !
1891 for Ashow from the Warwickshire FHS
1891 for Hatton (Village & Asylum) from the Warwickshire FHS
1891 census for Birmingham, Aston, Handsworth, also Rugby  is indexed privately
and can be searched for a fee, contact: Mr. James Wilson,
71 Heath Croft Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 6NQ.
Postal enquiries only. There is a cost. 
1891 Census for Coventry, Index - c/o Peter Cobbett, 17 Green Lane, Coventry CV3 6DH
1901 Census for Nuneaton, Index - Transcribed by Alva King Nuneaton Surnames Online Index
Courtesy of the  Nuneaton & North Warwickshire Family History Society
1851 - Sun. March 30th / 31st March - 1851 Instructions to Household  & Return Form
1861 - Sun. April 7th & 8th - 1861 Instructions to Household & Ship Instructions & Ship Return Form
1871 - Sun. April 2nd & 3rd - 1871 Instructions to Enumerator & Enumerator's Summary 
1881 - Sun. April 3rd
1891 - Sun. April 5th
1901 - Sun. March 31st  Available on the Internet www.1901census.nationalarchives.gov.uk  - 1901 Instructions to Enumerator
1911 - Sun. 2 April     Available on the Internet www.1911census.co.uk - Example Return Form & Part of the Enumerators Instructions
1921 - Sun. 19 June (Probably not available to public until January, 2022)
1931 - Sun. 26 April (Destroyed 'by enemy action' in WW-II)
1941 - Not taken due to wartime conditions.1841 Instructions to Enumerator & Penalty Notice