Summary information
Study title
Census Enumerators' Books for Downham, Cambridgeshire, 1851 and 1891
Creator
Murray, S., Open University, Faculty of Social Sciences
Study number / PID
4212 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-4212-1 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Not available
Abstract
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.
The aim of this project was to investigate the working population of Downham, an agricultural fen parish in north Cambridgeshire, using information derived from the census enumerators' books for 1851 and 1891. This project originated as part of the course of study for Open University Course DA301 (Studying family and community history: nineteenth and twentieth centuries).
Main Topics:
The data consist of a partial transcription of the 1851 and 1891 census enumerators' books for Downham, Cambridgeshire.
The variables are: enumeration district; folio number; schedule number; address; surname; relationship to head of household; marital status; gender; age; occupation; employment status (1891 only); place of birth; birth county or country; disabilities (1891 only).
Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research.
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/01/2000
Country
England
Time dimension
Time Series
2 observations
Analysis unit
Individuals
Families/households
Subnational
Census data
Households
Universe
All persons residing in Downham, Cambridgeshire on the nights of the 1851 and 1891 census
Sampling procedure
Purposive selection/case studies
Kind of data
Text
Numeric
Data collection mode
Transcription of existing materials
Compilation or synthesis of existing material
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
2001
Terms of data access
The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.
Related publications
- Murray, S. (2000) Workforce Participation and Occupational Structure in Downham Cambridgeshire 1851 & 1891 [Research report], .