On 21/03/2014 16:31, michael wilson wrote: > in doing some research it has become necessary to know the actual > dates that the 1881 , 1891 and 1901 censi were held on . Could some > kind and knowledgeable sole pls enlighten me . The censuses were held on the following dates: Sunday 3 April 1881 Sunday 5 April 1891 Sunday 31 March 1901 There are several sites which give all the census dates. FindMyPast is one of them which gives them on the page for the relevant census -- Connie http://oursalmons.wordpress.com/