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General Register Office: 1921 Census Returns
Description and record details
| Reference | RG 15 |
|---|---|
| Title | General Register Office: 1921 Census Returns |
| Date | 1921-01-01 |
| Description | Enumerators' schedules of returns made by heads of households for the 1921 census, which include the names, age, sex, occupation and parish and county of birth of individual members of the population of England, Wales and the Channel Islands; included in this series are returns from ships of the Royal Navy at sea and in ports abroad. |
| Related material |
RG 114 General Register Office: 1921 Census Plan of Division Books |
| Held by | Creating government department or its successor |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English Welsh |
| Creator |
General Register Office, 1836-1970 |
| Restrictions on use | Closed until 2022 |
| Access conditions | Retained by department |
| Administrative/ biographical background | The Census of 1921 was the first to be taken in accordance with the provisions of The Census Act 1920. |
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