1841 Census Householders' Schedules - a real eye-opener! - Genealogists' Forum

ElizabethHerts · #1 21-07-18, 10:19

http://www.balh.org.uk/uploads/tlh-d...2-may-2013.pdf

You need to scroll down a little.

As pointed out to me by a member of the Cornwall OPC group, this makes fascinating reading. I was totally ignorant of any of this.

Phoenix · #2 21-07-18, 12:13

That was fascinating. I'd always understood - wrongly - that 1851 was the first household schedules.

I knew they were in place by 1871 as a London enumerator repeatedly wrote bitterly: lodger took schedule, indicating just how frequently the poor moved home.

Merry · #3 21-07-18, 12:32

Very interesting. If only all these documents survived

ElizabethHerts · #4 21-07-18, 13:12

Isn't it fascinating?

I hadn't noticed I had type Schedudles!! Could you please change it, Merry?

Merry · #5 21-07-18, 13:47

I hadn't noticed that either!

ElizabethHerts · #6 21-07-18, 14:19

Schedudles has a nice ring to it!

marquette · #7 22-07-18, 21:38

What an interesting insight into the 1841 Census. Amazing how co-operative everyone seemed to be, making their best effort to do as asked.

It sent me off to do some research - I have PAGE family in the Cainham area a little earlier than the census. But I did have to go and look to see if William Page enumerator of district 3 could be related.

Kit · #8 23-07-18, 11:00

Thanks for this. It was very interesting. I'm with Merry and wish that all the HSs had survived.

Jenoco · #9 24-07-18, 04:59

Thanks, Elizabeth. That was very interesting.