1861 Census office
The Census Office at Craig's Court, near Trafalgar Square in London. Up until 1920, a Census Act had to be passed every ten years to permit the taking of a census in the UK. Therefore, there was no permanent office established for the collection of census returns, and a temporary location was used each time. In 1861, the office was located here
Picture No
10502948
Media ID
47550009
Size
6288px x 6696px
(9.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Engraving in Illustrated Times, 13 April 1861
Date
1861
