My life in Twelve censuses - Part One #Census2021 #CensusDayphoto
Janet Few wrote this blog post recently which was the inspiration for this blog post. Her blog post was entitled My Life in Seven Censuses. Janet lives in the UK and they take a census every ten years. In fact, it is likely that this might be the last census in the UK; the government considering that it can obtain the information it needs through other means. Let's see what happens. Australia is a bit unique in family history terms in that it has destroyed the censuses it has taken over the years. You can read more about the history of the Australian census here. I found Janet's blog post fascinating on a number of levels. It was really interesting to see what kind of data the enumerators were asked to collect e.g. what type of heating was in the house, what type of television, how many cars, level of education and so on. Janet bemoans the lack of information about pets and there's a bit of me that wholeheartedly agrees with her; pets are an im...
