1841 Census

• First, or Christian, name
• Surname
• Age*
• Gender
• Occupation
• Place of birth**
• If disabled, nature of disability

* For those under 15, ages were given exactly (if known): for people over 15, ages were rounded down to the nearest five years. For example, someone of 64 would appear as 60, another of 29 as 25.

** Some information relating to the place of birth was also given, but was restricted to whether or not a person was born in the county of residence (Y for Yes, N for No), and, if not, whether in Scotland (S), Ireland (I), or foreign parts(F).

1851 Census

• First, or Christian, name
• Surname
• Relationship to the head of the household
• Age
• Gender
• Occupation
• Marital status
• Place of birth
• If disabled, nature of disability

1861 Census

• First, or Christian, name
• Surname
• Relationship to the head of the household
• Age
• Gender
• Occupation
• Marital status
• Place of birth
• If disabled, nature of disability

In Scotland this additional information was collected:

• number of rooms with 1 or more windows

1871 Census

• First, or Christian, name
• Surname
• Relationship to the head of the household
• Age
• Gender
• Occupation
• Marital status
• Place of birth
• If disabled, nature of disability

In Scotland this additional information was collected:

• number of rooms with 1 or more windows

1881 Census

• First, or Christian, name
• Surname
• Relationship to the head of the household
• Age
• Gender
• Occupation
• Marital status
• Place of birth
• If disabled, nature of disability

In Scotland this additional information was collected:

• number of rooms with 1 or more windows

1891 Census

• First, or Christian, name
• Surname
• Relationship to the head of the household
• Age
• Gender
• Occupation
• Marital status
• Place of birth
• If disabled, nature of disability

In Scotland this additional information was collected:

• whether Gaelic or Gaelic and English speaker
• number of rooms with 1 or more windows

In Wales this additional information was collected:

• whether language spoken is Welsh, English or both

1901 Census

• First, or Christian, name
• Surname
• Relationship to the head of the household
• Age
• Gender
• Occupation
• Marital status
• Place of birth
• If disabled, nature of disability

In Scotland this additional information was collected:

• whether Gaelic or Gaelic and English speaker
• number of rooms with 1 or more windows

In Wales this additional information was collected:

• whether language spoken is Welsh, English or both

In Ireland, households were asked for additional information:

• Religious denomination
• Literacy level
• Ability to speak or write Irish

There was a separate form filled out by the enumerator which recorded for women: the number of years the marriage has lasted, the number of children born in the marriage and the number surviving.