The Early English Censuses [With CDROM]

by E.A. Wrigley

The early English censuses (1801-1851) provide a mine of information about England in the early nineteenth century but the totals which they contain needs to be treated with care. They contain many arithmetical and printing errors, a significant number of returns are missing, and a unit with the same name in successive censuses might have changed boundaries. There are also problems of coverage. Infants and young children were substantially under-reported...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197264794
• ISBN13: 9780197264799
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: British Academy
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.4"