Background to the Census
These pages provide the information recorded in the censuses taken in Great Bradley, Suffolk
Apart from the 1841 record which just has basic information each section includes
Information on those living in Great Bradley on the night of the census
A link to a copy of the actual census record for each person
Information on those who was born in Great Bradley, no matter where in England they were living
Maps, for 1851 and 1901, showing where those who had moved into the village had come from and where those born in the village had moved to...as recorded by the census for those years.
There has been a census every ten years since 1801, excluding 1941. The administration of the early census returns 1801-1831 was the responsibility of the Overseers of the Poor and the Clergy. Most of these early returns were unfortunately destroyed, although in some isolated instances they have been preserved. The census returns for 1841 were the first to be kept and, as far as the general public is concerned, the information is released by the Public Record Office after a hundred years. For example, the public were given access to the 1891 census returns on 1 January 1992.
The census was usually taken at the end of March/ beginning of April (see below). Enumeration forms were distributed to all households a couple of days before census night and the complete forms were collected the next day. All responses were to reflect the individual's status as that night. People who were travelling or living abroad were enumerated at the location where they spent the night on census night. All of the details from the individual forms were later sorted and copied into enumerators' books, which are the records we can view images of today.
From 1851-1871 the enumerator was Hanslip Nice. From 1881 - 1901 the task was taken on by his son, Josiah. Both were millers of the village operating the windmill that once stood on Bradley Hill
Some of the information needs to be double checked, as those who have translated the copies of the original records have made transcription errors
Copy of a record sheet from 1881
These are available from this site in a readable format
Summary of nationally available census data
o 1801 10th March: No longer exists, with a few exceptions
o 1811 27th May: No longer exists, with a few exceptions
o 1821 28th May: No longer exists, with a few exceptions
o 1831 30th May: No longer exists, with a few exceptions
o 1841 6th June: Available
o 1851 30th March: Available18617th April Available
o 1871 2nd April: Available
o 1881 3rd April: Available18915th April Available
o 1901 31st March: Available19112nd April Available
o 1921 19th June: To be released in 2022.
o 1939 29th Sept: For issue of ID cards - except service personnel
o 1941 No census due to WWII
o 1951 8th April: To be released in 2052
o 1961 23rd April: To be released in 2062
o 1971 25th April To be released in 2072
o 1981 5th April: To be released in 2082
o 1991 21st April: To be released in 2092
o 2001 29th April: To be released in 2102
o 2011 27th April: To be released 2112
Apart from the 1841 record which just has basic information each section includes
Information on those living in Great Bradley on the night of the census
A link to a copy of the actual census record for each person
Information on those who was born in Great Bradley, no matter where in England they were living
Maps, for 1851 and 1901, showing where those who had moved into the village had come from and where those born in the village had moved to...as recorded by the census for those years.
There has been a census every ten years since 1801, excluding 1941. The administration of the early census returns 1801-1831 was the responsibility of the Overseers of the Poor and the Clergy. Most of these early returns were unfortunately destroyed, although in some isolated instances they have been preserved. The census returns for 1841 were the first to be kept and, as far as the general public is concerned, the information is released by the Public Record Office after a hundred years. For example, the public were given access to the 1891 census returns on 1 January 1992.
The census was usually taken at the end of March/ beginning of April (see below). Enumeration forms were distributed to all households a couple of days before census night and the complete forms were collected the next day. All responses were to reflect the individual's status as that night. People who were travelling or living abroad were enumerated at the location where they spent the night on census night. All of the details from the individual forms were later sorted and copied into enumerators' books, which are the records we can view images of today.
From 1851-1871 the enumerator was Hanslip Nice. From 1881 - 1901 the task was taken on by his son, Josiah. Both were millers of the village operating the windmill that once stood on Bradley Hill
Some of the information needs to be double checked, as those who have translated the copies of the original records have made transcription errors
Copy of a record sheet from 1881
These are available from this site in a readable format
Summary of nationally available census data
o 1801 10th March: No longer exists, with a few exceptions
o 1811 27th May: No longer exists, with a few exceptions
o 1821 28th May: No longer exists, with a few exceptions
o 1831 30th May: No longer exists, with a few exceptions
o 1841 6th June: Available
o 1851 30th March: Available18617th April Available
o 1871 2nd April: Available
o 1881 3rd April: Available18915th April Available
o 1901 31st March: Available19112nd April Available
o 1921 19th June: To be released in 2022.
o 1939 29th Sept: For issue of ID cards - except service personnel
o 1941 No census due to WWII
o 1951 8th April: To be released in 2052
o 1961 23rd April: To be released in 2062
o 1971 25th April To be released in 2072
o 1981 5th April: To be released in 2082
o 1991 21st April: To be released in 2092
o 2001 29th April: To be released in 2102
o 2011 27th April: To be released 2112
