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While the modern census faces its greatest threat since the Second World War, there are calls for the early release of the 1921 census. Nick Barratt appeals for all sides to tread carefully.
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I am all for the early release of the 1921 census and cannot see any reasons for this not to happen. As for stopping carrying out a census I feel this would be a wrong thing to do as the government would not have a true reading of the country's inhabitants. I feel it also could help with illegal immigration issues.
Update from the 2011 Census Press Office:
CENSUS ASKS FAMILY HISTORIANS TO SHARE THEIR STORIES
A new family history page has been launched on the 2011 Census website at
www.census.gov.uk/2011familyhistory, along with a Facebook page where amateur genealogists can share their helpful tips for searching census records and discuss their findings.
The idea is to provide members of the public who are keen to delve into their family's past with easy how-to guides, hints and tips, and give those who are already up to their eyes in second cousins, twice removed, the opportunity to share their experiences with others.
The 2011 Census will take place on 27 March 2011 when everyone in England and Wales will be asked to complete and return a census questionnaire. For the first time the questionnaire will be completed online using a unique access code. The completed paper questionnaires will be scanned and the data digitised, but a 'photo' of the handwritten questionnaire will be kept confidential until released after 100 years.
Censuses will also take place on the same day in Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Proposals to abolish the Census don't recognise the vital info' it produces for manufacturers, as Mrs Thatcher's reduced questions damaged business.