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- Search for soldiers. The first UK census took place in 1801, but there are differing views on why it happened. Some reports suggest it was conducted to learn how many able-bodied men were in the country who were able to fight in the Napoleonic wars.
- The missing census. Getty Images. The 1931 census being compiled - before all the records were lost in a fire. The 2011 census has been digitally archived and kept in a secure location, but in the past, census keeping was at times patchy.
- The suffragette who hid in a cupboard. AFP/Museum of London. Emily Davison was killed when she stepped into the racetrack at the Epsom Derby in 1913. By the time of the 1911 census, the suffragette campaign was at its height - but women had still not yet won the right to vote.
- Housewives and outside loos. The 1841 census was the first to record people's names, alongside their age, sex, occupation and birthplace. Thirty years later, another column in the census asked whether anyone was blind, deaf and dumb, imbecile or idiot, or a lunatic.
Census 2021 and 2022 UK data. Census 2021 took place in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in March 2021. Scotland's census took place in March 2022. We are working closely with NISRA...
Feb 12, 2020 · The 2021 census could be the last one ever to be carried out, the UK's national statistician has revealed. Prof Sir Ian Diamond said he was examining cheaper alternatives to the 10-yearly ...
May 21, 2024 · Censuses in the United Kingdom. Half of all Scots veterans are over 65 - census. Scotland. 13h. Most Scots have no religion - census. Scotland. 21 May. LGBT+ people drawn to minority religions...
Census 2021: how recording the UK population has changed. Explore the history of the census with our visual guide. Journey from the six questions completed by an overseer in 1801 to the...
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May 24, 2024 · Polling day takes place 25 working days after parliament is dissolved. Weekends, Christmas Eve and bank holidays (anywhere in the UK) do not count as working days. This means that at this election, there are a total of 35 days between dissolution and polling day on Thursday 4 July.
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Jun 21, 2022 · Whether the UK censuses, in their current form, will continue is far from certain. The quality of routine administrative data has greatly improved and there is growing pressure to use it to supplement or replace the traditional census.
