Hello and welcome to Section four of tracing your ancestors in the UK for beginners. In this section, we're going to be looking at one of the most useful and certainly one of my favorite sources for tracing ancestors. And that's the census records. These records are full of interesting information about your Victorian and Edwardian ancestors. And they will help you get some detailed information about where they lived, what they did for a living, and their movements between villages, towns and cities. Just as in the last section, I'll first be giving you a little bit of background about the census.
Why and when it started, the different dates of the census and also an extra resource that can be that for the mid 20th century, that can be used to fill the gap between the last census we can look at And maybe your certificates or the information you have for the late 20th century. This extra source is the 1939 register. And I'll be looking at this first because if you've had any difficulties with your certificates, it can help you bridge that gap between what you now know about your family and back to the 1911 census. And it also, for interests sake, provide a little bit of information for your records. I'll be breaking down the different types of information that is available in each of the different census records from 1911 back to 1841. So that when you are doing your searches, you'll know exactly what to expect from each of these census records.
Will then watch me as I go through a couple of census searches. And noting some of the problems and difficulties that can arise. You'll then have a quiz to do. And then you'll have the opportunity to carry out your own research using the information you've already found from your family and from the certificates. By the end of this section, you'll have a sound knowledge of how to get the most out of the information in the census records and how to search them. All this information will then be extremely useful when you come to search.
Next sauce, the parish registers