Hi Boyd As you are probably aware the 1931 census for England and Wales was destroyed in WW2 in a fire And there was no 1941 census due to the war I read that the 1931 census for Northern Ireland was not carried out as one had been taken in 1926, is that the case do you know ? Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 11/06/2013 20:35, [email protected] wrote: > Yes, but instead of bemoaning our loss and whinging, Irish as victim > fashion, about our political class, let's do something positive and campaign > for the early release of the 1931 census. If the Americans can do 1940, > what do we in Ireland have to fear about 1931? > > > Boyd Gray