Census Background

The following summarises the population of Hanslope as recorded in the censuses for the years 1801 to 1901

Year	Number of Households	Population			Date of Census
Year	Number of Households	Male	Female	Total	Date of Census
1801				1,289
1811				1,345
1821				1,479
1831				1,623
1841	307	762	791	1,553	6 June
1851	349	794	809	1,603	30 March
1861	416	885	907	1,792	7 April
1871	393	833	893	1,726	2 April
1881	375	785	799	1,584	3 April
1891	345	725	764	1,489	5 April
1901	338	728	696	1,424	31 March

To access a list of all persons in one census year, and for an analysis of the above figures for the
years 1841 to 1901 by each of the three enumeration districts click on the year in the first column.

The numbers above are summarised from the database created by Hanslope and District Historic Society. They include seven corrections to the totals compiled by the 19^th century enumerators where the evidence is very clear that either a page was incorrectly totaled, or the sex of a person was wrongly recorded.

Although some data had been gathered in earlier years, 1841 was the first year in which the names of all residents were recorded. Slightly less data was gathered in 1841 than in later years. For instance, the relationships between members of a household were not recorded in 1841. For the later years the information recorded was similar until, in 1901, information was added on whether each person was an employer, worker or working on 'own account', and whether they were working from home.

For all census years, the age of each person was recorded, which makes it possible to estimate the year of birth, which is used in many of the searches. It should be noted however, that ages are not always correctly recorded. Furthermore, in 1841 the ages of most adults were recorded to the nearest 5 (25, 30, 35, etc.).

The census is recorded by what are called "schedules". These are referred to as "households" in the above table. The address of each house is not given; just the street, except for major properties such as farm houses, and public houses. The database created for Hanslope residents records the schedule number for each person. This is used to provide information on people living in the same household as the subject of an enquiry.

Copies of the original census returns are available on microfilm in reference sections of public public libraries. Locally they are available in Milton Keynes and in Aylesbury.

Searching the census database

The census data can be accessed in two ways:

By an initial search of the Master Index for a named person. This will result in a display of summaries of all references to the person. By clicking on a line that refers to a census return, a second display can be obtained of all the information transcribed from the census return, including a list of other members of the household the person belonged to.
By requesting displays of transcripts of each census page (except that for 1851 page numbers have not been entered to the database).

The information displayed has been transcribed from hand written census returns. The quality of the source documents and the handwriting of the enumerators varies considerably. The information provided is the best interpretation our volunteers can make of the intentions of the enumerator. The site will be updated with corrections from time to time.

The table below summarises the census for 1841 by enumeration district.

District	Number of Households	Population			Area covered
District	Number of Households	Male	Female	Total	Area covered
1	141	311	354	665	Church End, Barnwell Buildings, High Street, Gold Street, Bullingdon End
2	48	154	144	298	Wood End Lane, Rose Lane, Tathall End, Bullingdon End, Hanslope Park
3	118	297	293	590	Socking Green, Bunches Lane, Halfway Houses, Hales Folly Farm, Long Street, Pindon End, Hungate End, Water End, Lincoln Lodge, Milford Leys, Higham Croft, Patchers ParbeyCuckolds Hill, Maltmill Lane
	307	762	791	1,553