Amlwch census data 1801

The 1801 census was the first official census of Great Britain, mandated by the Census Act 1800. Its broader purpose was to provide the government with accurate data on the population size and the nation’s industrial and agricultural resources. This was driven largely by concerns over food supplies during the Napoleonic Wars and the rapid changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution.

The censuses of 1801, 1811, 1821 and 1831 were mainly numerical headcounts, designed to measure total population, numbers of houses, families and broad occupational categories rather than list individuals by name.

​Local parish officials compiled totals and sent only aggregated statistics to the central authorities; individual household returns were usually destroyed once summaries had been made.

The data bases below can only be searched globally on “all fields” rather than just say “Surname”. This means that entering “Jones” should return all “Jones” and “Miner” should return all miners but you cannot search for “Jones + Miner”

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