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Census information for Bletchley and places above it in the hierarchy

Bletchley

In the 1642 tax returns for contributions for Ireland, there were 62 people named in Bletchley itself, 61 in Fenny Stratford and 45 in Water Eaton and as a whole it was assessed at £9.19.3 and of these Mr Edward Tayler contributed £3.0.0.

In 1798 the Posse Comitatus there were 78 men in Bletchley, 97 men in Fenny Stratford, and 47 men in Water Eaton between the ages of 16 and 60.

In the earliest government census of 1801, there were the following recorded:
Bletchley 355 inhabitants in 77 families living in 64 houses.
Fenny Stratford 469 inhabitants in 96 families living in 81 houses.
Water Eaton 214 inhabitants in 41 families living in 41 houses.

Census Year

Population of Bletchley
with Fenny Stratford

Population of
Water Eaton

1801*

824

214
1811*916187
1821*884276
1831*1011243
18411183267
18511303241
18611416242
18711619243
18812184248
18913070241
19014068201

* = No names were recorded in census documents from 1801 to 1831.
** = Census documents from 1911 to 2001 are only available in summary form. Names are witheld under the 100 year rule.

Microfilm copies of all census enumerators' notebooks for 1841 to 1891 are held at the Local Studies Libraries at Aylesbury and Milton Keynes, as well as centrally at the PRO. A table of 19th century census headcount by parish is printed in the VCH of Bucks, Vol.2, pp 96-101.

Availability of census transcripts and indexes.

  • 1851 - Full transcripts and indexes for Buckinghamshire are available on CD-ROM, hard copy and microfiche from the Buckinghamshire Family History Society.
  • 1861 - Available on CD-ROM with advanced search and mapping capabilities etc. from the Buckinghamshire Genealogical Society.
  • 1881
    • Available on CD-ROM from the Church of the Latter Day Saints, as part of the National 1881 Census Index.
    • Available on CD-ROM for Buckinghamshire, with advanced search and mapping capabilities etc. from Drake Software.
  • 1891 - Available on CD-ROM with advanced search and mapping capabilities etc. from the Buckinghamshire Genealogical Society.

Buckinghamshire

In the earliest government census of 1801, there were 107,444 inhabitants recorded in Buckinghamshire of whom 52,094 were males and 55,350 females. Of this total 25,083 were employed in agriculture and 20,138 in trade, manufactures and handicrafts.

Census YearPopulation of Buckinghamshiremalesfemales
1801*107,44452,09455,350
1811*117,65056,20861,442
1821*134,06864,86769,201
1831*146,52971,73474,795
1841155,98376,48279,501
1851163,55480,99082,564
1861167,99383,02384,970
1871175,87986,05989,820
1881176,32386,84089,483
1891185,28491,19594,089
1901197,04696,486100,560
1911**219,551107,326112,225
1921**236,171113,979122,192
1931**271,586132,490139,096
1951**386,291188,457197,834
1961**488,233240,810247,423
1971**587,559291,132296,427
1981**567,979280,465287,514
1991**632,487311,662320,825

* = No names were recorded in census documents from 1801 to 1831.
** = Census documents from 1911 to 2001 are only available in summary form. Names are witheld under the 100 year rule.

Microfilm copies of all census enumerators' notebooks for 1841 to 1901 are held at the Local Studies Libraries at Aylesbury and Milton Keynes, as well as centrally at the PRO. A table of 19th century census headcount by parish is printed in the VCH of Bucks, Vol.2, pp 96-101. See also on the Parish Pages below

Availability of census transcripts and indexes for the entire County.

  • 1798 - Posse Comitatus (not strictly a census in the meaning of those listed below) it contains a list of men between the ages of 16 and 60 in Buckinghamshire, who would be available to take arms, and who were not already in the army. It also lists those who could provide horse and carts. The survey was conducted due to the fear that Napolean would iminently invade.
  • 1851 - Full transcripts and indexes for Buckinghamshire are available on CD-ROM, hard copy and microfiche from the Buckinghamshire Family History Society.
  • 1861 - Available on CD-ROM with advanced search and mapping capabilities etc. from the Buckinghamshire Genealogical Society.
  • 1881
    • Available on CD-ROM from the Church of the Latter Day Saints, as part of the National 1881 Census Index.
    • Available on CD-ROM for Buckinghamshire, with advanced search and mapping capabilities etc. from Drake Software.
  • 1891 - Available on CD-ROM with advanced search and mapping capabilities etc. from the Buckinghamshire Genealogical Society.

See also, individual parish pages for further census details.

England

  • England - Census - links and information.

UK and Ireland

  • UK & Ireland - Census - links and information.