England Beginning Research Series Lesson 2: Understanding Census Records Welcome! This series of lessons will help you learn how to conduct genealogical research on an ancestor from England. Click the next button below to get started. This lesson should take you 15 minutes to complete. Copyright © 2011 Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

Objectives By the end of this lesson, you will be able to do the following:  Describe what a census is.  Identify the types of information found on a census record.  Access census records online.  Evaluate the information you find on census records. Copyright © 2011 Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

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The Lucas Family

What Is a Census Record? The first census was taken in A census is the statistical count of the population of a country The latest census available is 1911.

Census Records Hyrum J. Lucas (b. abt 1863) - father James - Newbold on Avon, Warwickshire

Locating Images

Finding a Census Copyright © 2011 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Online Census websites: Indexes(free) in what is available, site still growing(free) Indexes and Images ($) Indexes and Images ($) Indexes and Images ($) , Indexes and Images ($) Index (free) and Images ($) Online Census websites: Indexes(free) in what is available, site still growing(free) Indexes and Images ($) Indexes and Images ($) Indexes and Images ($) , Indexes and Images ($) Index (free) and Images ($)

The Lucas Family – 1871 Census

Family Group Record–James Lucas Family–From 1871 Census Copyright © 2011 Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

Family Group Record – James Lucas Family - From 1871 Census Copyright © 2011 Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

The Lucas Family – 1871 Census

The Lucas Family – 1861 census

Getting Results Copyright © 2011 Intellectual Reserve, Inc

Check Your Learning Copyright © 2011 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. T or F A census is a statistical count of the population of a country. True.

Check Your Learning Copyright © 2011 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. A B C D Censuses are available for which span of years? The correct order is B

Check Your Learning Copyright © 2011 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. T or F The "Do" after each of the family members' Christian names means "ditto." True.

Check Your Learning Copyright © 2011 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. T or F The 1841 census was the first census English census to contain people's names. True.

Check Your Learning Copyright © 2011 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. T or F The 1901 census is the most recent census available. False. The correct answer is the 1911 census.

Finding Your Family in the Census

The Lucas Family – A Snapshot in Time

Congratulations! You have completed the Understanding Census Records lesson in the series. The next lesson in this series is called Understanding Civil Registration. Copyright © 2011 Intellectual Reserve, Inc.