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Census returns

The first Census that collected individual data, and was not just a headcount, was carried out in 1841. Censuses have been held every ten years since this date. Data on individuals is only released one hundred years after it is collected, and so the most recent release has been the 1911 Census.

Census data from the West Yorkshire Archive Service

The returns for the Calderdale area are available on microfilm for the period 1841 – 1891 and on microfiche for 1901.

The Census is accessible via the West Yorkshire Archive Service, Calderdale. This service is adjacent to the Central Reference Library, Halifax and open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9.30 am to 5.00 pm.

Returns are available in the Reference Library in the evenings and on Saturdays and Mondays.

• E-mail
• calderdale@wyjs.org.uk
• Telephone
• 01422 392636.

Census data available from the Reference Library

The Library Service subscribes to the Ancestry web site which offers free online access to the census records for England and Wales for each census year between 1841 and 1901. This is available in all Calderdale libraries.

The Reference Library now also has access to the Find My Past website, which offers the 1911 Census. This is available only in the Reference and information Library, but can also be accessed in Todmorden Library on Wednesdays.

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