The main count was supplemented by special studies of twicers in 69 congregations, of all religious meetings in Chelsea on 17 May 1903, of 51 adult schools, 228 early communion services, 59 afternoon services, 10 open-air services, 33 week-evening services … Continue reading →

The censuses were mainly conducted by Liberal-and Nonconformist-leaning newspapers. In addition to surveying churchgoing, some censuses also collected information about sittings and Sunday scholars. For a fuller discussion of the varying methodologies, and a complete list of the 142 places … Continue reading →

Some returns also included details of estimated or average attendances. A similar census of religious accommodation in London had been conducted in 1865; see The Nonconformist, 15 November 1865

More detailed enquiries were also made in 10 specimen districts through a team of assistant commissioners

The original returns from the 1851 education census have not survived

The original returns from the 1851 religious census have only survived for England and Wales (not for Scotland), and then with some gaps. The published literature on the census is substantial, and only a proportion is referenced here. Further works … Continue reading →

Returns were received for 392 parishes distributed across all 12 Welsh counties and incorporating 47% of their population