1931 United Kingdom census

Census of the population of the United Kingdom April 2022 March 2026 Census 1931 1921 1921 United Kingdom census 26 April 1931 1951 1951 United Kingdom census United Kingdom The United Kingdom Census 1931 was a census of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland that was carried out on 26 April 1931. A census in Northern Ireland had been taken in April 1926, so no census was taken there in 1931. The questions asked were similar to those in 1921, with the addition of a question about everyone's usual place of residence, as opposed to where they actually were on that night. The records for England and Wales were destroyed by fire in December 1942.Story of the Census https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/storyofthecensus 2024-08-14 www.ons.gov.uk en Geographical scope The census for England and Wales, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man was stored in London. The census returns for Scotland were stored separately in Edinburgh.General Register Office: 1911 Census Schedules. The National Archives. Retrieved 6 July 2017.Team National Records of Scotland Web 2013-05-31 National Records of Scotland https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/census-records/ 2024-10-16 National Records of Scotland English Destruction of 1931 census for England and Wales The 1931 census for England and Wales was destroyed by fire on 19 December 1942, during the Second World War, while in storage, along with a large amount of furniture, at the Office of Works in Hayes, Middlesex. W. A. Derrick of the General Register Office, who visited the scene of the aftermath, commented in a letter to the Central National Registration Office that "The fire was not occasioned by enemy action and how it achieved such dimensions in a store in which special hydrants had been fitted and said to have been in charge of a fire guard of 6 paid watchers, is a mystery which will need investigation".https://www.1901census.com/1931-census/ 1931 Census Records and the fire of 1942 1901Census.comhttps://www.1911census.org.uk/1931 The 1931 Census www.1911census.org.ukhttps://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/storyofthecensus Story of the Census www.ons.gov.uk A report the following year mentioned a theory that the fire may have been started by a fire-watch employee's discarded cigarette; no action was taken. The entire census – schedules, enumeration books and plans – was destroyed, and it was recommended that in future census records be stored separately to prevent a similar complete loss. The 1931 census for Scotland was not affected as it was stored in Edinburgh.1931 Census. Your Archives, archived at The National Archives. Retrieved 6 July 2017.The 1931 Census https://www.1911census.org.uk/1931 2024-10-16 www.1911census.org.uk There was no census taken in 1941 due to the Second World War; however, the register taken as a result of the National Registration Act 1939 captures many of the same details as the census, with the added advantage of having each subject's date of birth, and has assumed greater significance following the destruction of the 1931 census. The 1939 register was released into the public domain on a subscription basis in 2015 with some redactions, including details of those still alive being blanked out.2015-11-01 'Wartime Domesday' book showing life in 1939 is being made publicly available https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/world-war-ii-wartime-domesday-book-showing-life-in-1939-to-be-made-publicly-available-online-a6717281.html 2024-10-16 The Independent en See also Census in the United Kingdom List of United Kingdom censuses References 1921 UK census 1931 1951 1931 Census Category:April 1931 in the United Kingdom United Kingdom