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the census itself, including:</p> 237 238 <ul class="bullets"> 239 <li>Listings of all reports published from 1801 to 1961, and all tables in those reports. 240 Unless you ask, we list only reports and tables for which we hold data or text.</li> 241 <li>The contents of selected tables, with headings and notes.</li> 242 <li>Full text: Abstracts 1801-41, Preliminary Reports 1851-1961, 243 and England & Wales General Reports 1871-1921.</li> 244 </ul> 245 246 <ul class="bullets"> 247 <li>A list of all reports 1801-1961 is available <a href="all_censuses">here</a>.</li> 248 <li>The census is now run by the <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/census">Office for National Statistics</a>, 249 the <a href="https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk">National Records of Scotland</a>, 250 and the <a href="https://www.nisra.gov.uk/statistics/people-and-communities/census">Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency</a>.</li> 251 <li>Census data for individuals can only be accessed after 100 years, and are available from 252 the <a href="https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/census">National Archives</a>.</li> 253 </ul> 254 </div> 255 <hr/> 256 257 <br class="clearBoth" /> 258 259 <div class="two-column-container"> 260 <div class="timeline-container"> 261 <h2>View census reports by year</h2> 262 <p class="pEm">Clicking a date below will reveal links to all the census reports available within that period.</p> 263 <ul class="timeline"> 264 <li><a href="/census/1801">1801</a></li> 265 <li><a href="/census/1811">1811</a></li> 266 <li><a href="/census/1821">1821</a></li> 267 <li><a href="/census/1831">1831</a></li> 268 <li><a href="/census/1841">1841</a></li> 269 <li><a href="/census/1851">1851</a></li> 270 <li><a href="/census/1861">1861</a></li> 271 <li><a href="/census/1871">1871</a></li> 272 <li><a href="/census/1881">1881</a></li> 273 <li><a href="/census/1891">1891</a></li> 274 <li><a href="/census/1901">1901</a></li> 275 <li><a href="/census/1911">1911</a></li> 276 <li><a href="/census/1921">1921</a></li> 277 <li><a href="/census/1931">1931</a></li> 278 <li><a href="/census/1939">1939</a></li> 279 <li><a href="/census/1951">1951</a></li> 280 <li><a href="/census/1961">1961</a></li> 281 <li><a href="/census/1966">1966</a></li> 282 <li><a href="/census/1971">1971</a></li> 283 </ul> 284 </div> 285 286 <div class="options-container"> 287 <div class="boxFull"> 288 <form name="text_search" method="get" action="/census/matches"> 289 <h4>Search the full text of the census reports we hold</h4> 290 <div class="option single-line"> 291 <label id="searchLabel" class="label" for="st">Placename, word:</label> 292 <input name="st" type="text" id="st" class="textField"/> 293 <input name="search_type" type="hidden"> 294 </div> 295 296 <div class="option single-line"> 297 <label class="label" for="first_year">First year:</label> 298 <select name="first_year" class="textField" id="first_year"> 299 <option selected="selected">1801</option> 300 <option>1811</option> 301 <option>1821</option> 302 <option>1831</option> 303 <option>1841</option> 304 <option>1851</option> 305 <option>1861</option> 306 <option>1871</option> 307 <option>1881</option> 308 <option>1891</option> 309 <option>1901</option> 310 <option>1911</option> 311 <option>1921</option> 312 <option>1931</option> 313 <option>1939</option> 314 <option>1951</option> 315 <option>1961</option> 316 <option>1966</option> 317 <option>1971</option> 318 </select> 319 </div> 320 321 <div class="option single-line"> 322 <label class="label" for="last_year">Last year:</label> 323 <select name="last_year" class="textField" id="last_year"> 324 <option>1801</option> 325 <option>1811</option> 326 <option>1821</option> 327 <option>1831</option> 328 <option>1841</option> 329 <option>1851</option> 330 <option>1861</option> 331 <option>1871</option> 332 <option>1881</option> 333 <option>1891</option> 334 <option>1901</option> 335 <option>1911</option> 336 <option>1921</option> 337 <option>1931</option> 338 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