Census Returns 1801-1831 (General)
by m p griffiths 
, Tuesday, November 09, 2010, 17:04 (5135 days ago)
There is in existence a few UK Census Returns 1801-1831
Taken:
10 March 1801
27 May 1811
28 May 1821
30 May 1831
http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~alan/family/N-EarlyCensuses.html
'The Returns usually only name the householder and list the number of people in the house, although occasionally the whole population is listed'
From this article there appears to be
For the FOD area, there is WOOLASTON 1821 census)
Along with Land Tax Records and Records of the Overseers of the Poor, this may be of use to some Researchers.
Census Returns 1801-1831
by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Tuesday, November 09, 2010, 17:32 (5135 days ago) @ m p griffiths
I think the emphasis is on "few" - that survive - and of course the detail was pretty limited in pre-1841 returns.
If you are lucky they have limited help - i.e. head of household and size of family :-(
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