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which prohibits disclosure for 100 years, this means the 1951 census is expected to be made public in January 2052. The 1951 census had been the first national census since 1931; the 1941 census effort had been abandoned due to the ongoing Second World War, and the records for England and Wales from
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were destroyed in a fire in 1942 whilst in storage. This means the release of the 1951 census will be the first census released for thirty years, the last ones being made public was that of the
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carried out on 8 April 1951. It was the first to ask about household amenities and the largest so far attempted in the country.
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World War II: 'Wartime Domesday' book showing life in 1939 to be made publicly available online.
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Second World War
National Registration Act 1939
Census Act 1920
1931 census
1921 census
Census in the United Kingdom
List of United Kingdom censuses


General Register Office: 1951 Census Returns.
World War II: 'Wartime Domesday' book showing life in 1939 to be made publicly available online.
The Independent
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