Cornwall Online Census Project, 1891
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EmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteM. McCormick (2020). Cornwall Online Census Project, 1891 [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.5255/ukda-sn-4978-1Unique identifierhttps://doi.org/10.5255/ukda-sn-4978-1Dataset updated2020AuthorsM. McCormickDescriptionFreeCEN was started early in 2000 with a pilot project for the 1891 census returns for Devon. The aim of Free Census is to transcribe all the UK 19th century census returns. It is part of Free UKGEN and is a sister project to FreeBMD and Free REG. The intention is that all three of the UK primary sources for the family historian will be online and “free to view.” Six months after the Devon project started, the Cornwall 1891 commenced.
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Wiltshire Census Returns, 1841
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Updated Nov 28, 2024ShareFacebookTwitterEmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteMcCormick, M. (2024). Wiltshire Census Returns, 1841 [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-6730-1Unique identifierhttps://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-6730-1Dataset updatedNov 28, 2024Dataset provided byFreeCENAuthorsMcCormick, M.Area coveredEnglandVariables measuredIndividuals, Administrative units (geographical/political), SubnationalMeasurement techniqueTranscription of existing materialsDescriptionAbstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.
This study contains a complete transcript of the Wiltshire returns of the census of 1841.
Main Topics:
Using microfiche loaned to the project by the LDS, volunteers, recruited online, transcribed the pages of the enumerators' books for the Wiltshire 1841 census. Other volunteers checked the data using Free Census software. Finally, the organiser validated the data, using yet another piece of Free Census software.
The original data was collected in 1841. the raw data was in the form of microfiche, organised in accordance with the PRO regulations
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Cornwall Census Returns, 1851
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Updated Nov 28, 2024ShareFacebookTwitterEmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteMcCormick, M. (2024). Cornwall Census Returns, 1851 [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-6738-1Unique identifierhttps://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-6738-1Dataset updatedNov 28, 2024Dataset provided byFreeCENAuthorsMcCormick, M.Area coveredEnglandVariables measuredIndividuals, Administrative units (geographical/political), SubnationalMeasurement techniqueTranscription of existing materialsDescriptionAbstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.
This study contains a complete transcript of the Cornwall returns of the census of 1851.
Main Topics:
Using microfiche loaned to the project by the LDS, volunteers, recruited online, transcribed the pages of the enumerators' books for the Cornwall 1851 census. Other volunteers checked the data using Free Census software. Finally, the organiser validated the data, using yet another piece of Free Census software.
The original data was collected in 1851. the raw data was in the form of microfiche, organised in accordance with the PRO regulations 
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FreeCEN was started early in 2000 with a pilot project for the 1891 census returns for Devon. The aim of Free Census is to transcribe all the UK 19th century census returns. It is part of Free UKGEN and is a sister project to FreeBMD and Free REG. The intention is that all three of the UK primary sources for the family historian will be online and “free to view.” Six months after the Devon project started, the Cornwall 1891 commenced.