Hi Fran Yes there was an 1931 census taken The bad news is, that it was destroyed in a fire during WW2 (completely) There was no 1941 census due to the war But there was a National registration in 1939 Hmmm.. just reread your post, do you mean an 1831 census ? If so, then yes there was but it was a statistical count rather than every person, there are a few fragments with some names recorded but they are not in the main indexed, do you have a specific place and I can look to see if there is anything surviving for it Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 25/08/2014 14:16, knight frances via wrote: > Hi Folks > can anyone tell me if there was a 1931 census? I have an ancestor who died > before 1941. He was alive in 1826, lived in Cumbria and was a lead ore > miner. > Fran