1871 United Kingdom census

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Census 1871

  1861 2 April 1871 1881  

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Country United Kingdom

The United Kingdom Census 1871 was a census of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland carried out on Sunday 2 April 1871. [1] It added the categories of "lunatic" to those recorded as infirm. [2]

The total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 26,072,036. [3]

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References

  1. "Census records". The National Archives. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. 1801-1901. Office for National Statistics. Archived by The National Archives 28 January 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  3. "1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census". FindMyPast. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
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