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Question: <<UK>> Dates of 1911-2001 Censuses!?
Does anyone know where I can find out the dates the England censuses were taken, i!.e!. when the enumerator came knocking on the door to ask who was living there!. (For example, the 1841 census was taken on the night of 06!.06!.1841)

I would like dates for the following censuses:
1911, 1921, 1931, 1941, 1951, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
UK answer!.
All census are taken on a Sunday night!.


1801 10th March Little use for Genealogy
1811 27th May Little use for Genealogy
1821 28th May Little use for Genealogy
1831 30th May Little use for Genealogy
1841 6th June Available
1851 30th March Available
1861 7th April Available
1871 2nd April Available
1881 3rd April Available
1891 5th April Available
1901 31st March Available
1911 2nd April Not yet released
1921 19th June Not yet released
1931 26th April Destroyed by fire in WWII
1939 29th Sept For issue of ID cards - except service personnel!.
1941 -- No census due to WWII
1951 8th April Not yet released
1961 23rd April Not yet released
1971 25th April Not yet released
1981 5th April Not yet released
1991 21st April Not yet released
2001 29th April Not yet released
Hope this helps!.Www@QuestionHome@Com