United Kingdom Census 1871

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

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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.
Preceded by
1861
UK Census
1871
Succeeded by
1881