In a message dated 21/01/2007 23:01:01 GMT Standard Time, wrigm@tiscali.co.uk writes: This is all very interesting, but the 1911 census is already being released early, in 2009. It will take that long to transcribe and digitize the records. If my memory serves me correctly, the 1931 census was destroyed and 1941 wasn't taken ________________________________________________________________________ The 1911 Census itself contains some 35,000 volumes of schedules. There were 8,000,290 families or separate occupiers, equivalent to the number of schedules collected. The 1931 census was accidentally destroyed by fire, and there was no 1941 census. However a Registration 'census' was carried out Friday the 29th. September 1939, and all returns had to include all persons in the United Kingdom who spent the night in the house at the appointed time' and `all persons entering or born in the United Kingdom after that time'. A Schedule to the Act listed `matters with respect to which particulars are to be entered in Register'. These were: 1. Names, 2. Sex, 3. Age, 4. Occupation, profession, trade or employment, 5. Residence, 6. Condition as to marriage, 7. Membership of Naval, Military or Air Force Reserves or Auxiliary Forces or of Civil Defence Services or Reserves. Regards Stan Mapstone