Informazioni sulla fonte

Ancestry.com. Censimento nel Galles del 1871 [database online]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Dati originali: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England. The National Archives gives no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Applications for any other use should be made to the National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU.

 Censimento nel Galles del 1871

Questo database include un archivio delle persone registrate durante il censimento della popolazione presente nel Galles nel 1871. Il censimento contiene informazioni dettagliate su tutte le persone che hanno pernottato presso ciascuna famiglia, incluso il nome, la parentela con il capofamiglia, lo stato civile, l'età, il sesso, la professione e il luogo di nascita. Sono state raccolte inoltre informazioni aggiuntive sull'abitazione e sui beni. Ciascun nome incluso in questo archivio è associato a immagini reali del censimento nel Galles del 1871.

The 1871 United Kingdom Census included enumerations for England, Wales, the Isle of Man, and the Channel islands. The 1871 Wales census contains information about a household’s occupants including birthplaces, occupations, and health.

History
The 1871 United Kingdom Census Records Today
Search Tips
Interesting Facts
FAQ
Related Information


History
The 1871 census for Wales was taken on the night of 2 April 1871. Enumeration forms were distributed to all households a few days before the census night and the household members were required to complete the forms themselves. The next day, the enumerators collected the completed forms. All of the details from the individual forms were later sorted and copied into enumerators’ books.

The information requested on the census included:

  • Address (name of the street, avenue, or road; house number)
  • Occupant (name of each person who spent the night in the house; their birthplace and relationship to head of family)
  • Residence (whether home was inhabited; number of rooms occupied)
  • Personal (sex, age, marital status)
  • Occupation (whether employer, employee, or neither)
  • Health (whether blind, deaf, dumb, imbecile, idiot, or lunatic)

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The 1871 United Kingdom Census Records Today
The original census schedules that were completed by household members were destroyed. However, the enumerators’ books were kept and in 1970 the records were microfilmed. The microfilm copies of the books for England, Wales, the Isle of Man, and the Channel islands are available at the Family Records Centre in London.


Search Tips

  • The clerks who compiled and reviewed the census data made a variety of marks on the records. Unfortunately, many of these tally marks were written over personal information and some fields, such as ages, can be difficult to read. On the other hand, some of these marks can be useful because they designate separate households. In a small parish, a double slash (//) might indicate a new household and a single slash (/) might indicate a non-related person living in the house (such as a servant or lodger). In larger parishes, a double slash (//) might indicate separate buildings and a single slash (/) might indicate separate households within the same building.
  • The census records were grouped by county and then subdivided by civil parish groups. Many times, but not always, the civil parish name is the same name as the local ecclesiastical parish. Because boundaries change over time, your ancestor may be recorded in an unexpected parish. It is important to search the parishes surrounding the area where you believe that your ancestors lived.


Interesting Facts

  • Some information in the 1871 Wales census was recorded in Welsh and some in English.
  • If the head of the household was illiterate, or had trouble completing the enumeration form, the enumerator (census taker) would complete as much information as possible.
  • You can view a description of each enumeration district as it was written by the enumerator.


FAQ

What do the abbreviations in the 1871 census mean?
Abbreviations were used as shown:

  • WI = wife
  • DA = daughter
  • GD = granddaughter
  • GS = grandson
  • HD = head
  • Lgr = lodger
  • M = married
  • U = unmarried
  • NP = nephew
  • NC = niece
  • SCH = scholar
  • Sis = sister
  • SO = son
  • SV or Ser = servant
  • SL or SOLW = son-in-law (this could mean stepson, or something different than the modern day usage)
  • AG LAB = agricultural laborer
  • FRMR = farmer

This abbreviation information was taken from this website:
Sennen On Line Parish Clerk

Why is some of the information crossed out on the original census page?
Errors were sometimes crossed out by an enumerator, or information was sometimes crossed out by a Registrar or Superintendent Registrar if he thought that the enumerator had completed the relevant item incorrectly. In some cases, the marks are actually tally marks because information such as occupation was used for statistical purposes.

Known problems with the 1871 Census
The following is a list of parishes where either part or all of the parish is missing.

 
PieceCountyParishes and Hamlets
3278LeicestershireSt Margaret, Leicester
4213LancashirePreston
4729YorkshireEastoft and Haldenby
5444GlamorganLlangyfelach, Penderry, and Llandilotalybont
5590BreconshireTalgarth, Grwyne-fawr, and Grwyne-fechan

Related Information
For more 1871 census search tips, see this article:
First Look at the 1871 Census by Sherry Irvine, CGRS, FSA (Scot)

To read how one person used the 1871 census listings to research their family, see this article:
England and Wales: Getting More from Online Censuses by Sherry Irvine, CGRS, FSA (Scot)