The first census to collect data about people was in 1841:
- A census has taken place every ten years since then.
- Data about people is made public 100 years after it is collected.
- The most recent release is the 1921 Census.
Census data in our libraries
Digital records
Census records between 1841 and 1921 can be accessed on Ancestry (all libraries) and on Find My Past (selected libraries).
Other formats
1841-1901 Calderdale area census returns on microform at Local Studies (Central Library - Halifax).
Census transcripts and indexes in the Reference Library
Coverage | Date |
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Barkisland | 1851 and 1861. |
Clifton-cum-Hartshead | 1851. |
Elland -cum- Greetland | 1801, 1811 and 1851. |
Halifax | 1851. |
Hebden Bridge | 1851. |
Hipperholme-cum-Brighouse | 1851. |
Langfield | 1801. |
Midgley | 1801, 1811 and 1851. |
Norland | 1851. |
Northowram | 1851. |
Ovenden | 1851. |
Queensbury | 1851, 1861, 1871 and 1881. |
Rastrick and Fixby | 1851. |
Rishworth | 1851. |
Shelf | 1851. |
Skircoat | 1851. |
Southowram | 1851. |
Sowerby | 1811 and 1851. |
Soyland | 1851. |
Stainland | 1851. |
Stansfield | 1821. |
Todmorden | 1811, 1841 and 1851. |
Warley | 1851. |