1901 Census

The 1901 census was taken on the night of Sunday 31st March 1901 and is very similar in layout to the 1891 census.

The columns in the 1901 census are as follows:

1. Number of schedule
2. Road, street, etc and number or name of house
3. Houses – 1. Inhabited 2. Uninhabited – in occupation or not in occupation 3. Building
4. Number of rooms occupied if less than five
5. Name and surname of each person
6. Relation to head of family
7. Condition as to marriage
8. Age last birthday of males/females
9. Profession or occupation
10. Employer, worker or own account
11. If working at home
12. Where born
13. Whether 1.Deaf and dumb, 2. Blind,  3.Lunatic 4.imbecile or feeble minded

The 1901 census was the first census to be made available online. It is also available on microfiche at some libraries and record offices.