Census data

Census Inputs & Output Areas

Geographical data sought on each page of the enumerators books

	1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891	1901
Administrative county						X	X
City	X	X	X	X	X
Borough	X	X
Municipal borough			X	X	X	X	X
Urban district							X
Rural district							X
Town		X	X	X	X	X	X
Parliamentary borough			X	X	X	X	X
Parliamentary division						X	X
Urban sanitary district					X	X
Rural Sanitary district					X	X
Local board				X
Municipal ward			X	X	X	X	X
Parish	X	X	X
Township	X	X	X
Civil parish				X	X	X	X
Civil township				X	X
Ecclesiastical parish					X	X	X
Ecclesiastical district		X	X	X	X	X
Village		X		X	X	X	X
Hamlet, tithing etc			X
Hamlet				X	X	X	X

Source: Edward Higgs A clearer sense of the census

Census Aggregations: Great Britain 1801-1851 (a selection)

Area	1801	1811	1821	1831	1841	1851
Ancient counties	X	X	X	X	X	X
Hundreds,wapentakes	X	X	X	X	X	X
Ancient parishes	X	X	X	X	X	X
Boroughs	X	X	X	X	X	–
Tythings, Hamlets etc	X	X	X	X	X	X
Eccles. parishes	–	–	–	–	–	X
Civil parishes	–	–	–	–	–	–
Registration Districts	–	–	–	–	X	X
Registration Counties	–	–	–	–	–	X
Poor Law Unions	–	–	–	–	–	X

Census Aggregations: England and Wales 1861-1961 (a selection)

Area	1861	1871	1881	1891	1901	1911	1921	1931	1951	1961
Ancient Counties	X	X	X	X	X	–	–	–	–	–
Ancient parishes	X	X	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Administrative counties	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
County boroughs	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Municipal boroughs	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Urban districts	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Rural districts	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Civil parishes	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Ecclesiastical parishes	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Registration districts	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	–	–	–
Registration Counties	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	–	–	–
Poor Law Unions	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	–	–	–

Census Aggregations: Scotland 1861-1966 (a selection)

	1861	1871	1881	1891	1901	1911	1921	1931	1951	1961
Counties	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
County Districts	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X
Cities and Principal Towns	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Parishes-Ancient and Civil	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Villages	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	–	X
Quoad Parishes	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	–	–
Registration Div/Co/Districts	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	–	–

Source: Great Britain, Office of Population Censuses and Surveys: Guide to census reports, Great Britain, 1801-1966 HMSO, 1977.

Please refer to this guide for a comprehensive listing.