1966 Census Dundee !!!!

[frances]

I was speaking to a friend yesterday who is sure that she filled in a census form in Dundee in 1966 .

I know that there has been a "practice" census this year in a few areas for the 2011 census. However I would have thought that 1966 was a bit early for the 1971 census. Can anyone shed any light on this ?

Frances

[LesleyB]

Found this snippet - not able to see full article, but seems to confirm 1966.....

RECENT MIGRATION TO AND FROM DUNDEE by HR Jones - 1968
....expansion has taken place in the burgh of Monifieth, adjacent to Dundee's eastern boundary; on the basis of the 1966 Sample Census, its population ...

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/conten ... 065&db=all

Also
http://library.angus.gov.uk/ipac20/ipac ... 9296#focus

Sample census 1966, economic activity tables, Dundee, Angus and Perth / U. K.

by U.K.
Edinburgh: H. M. S. O., 1968

.

Best wishes
Lesley

[AndrewP]

She is right, there was a census taken in 1966. I don't think it was a full census - that was 1961 and 1971 in the usual pattern of events.

The statistics from that census can be seen in a book in the Scottish Library in Edinburgh Central Library. These statistic books are there for all of the post-1855 censuses (those under control of GROS). These books contain no people's names - they are the count of people in each area, their age ranges, their work types, et cetera.

All the best,

AndrewP

[carlineric]

This is taken from the "Vision of Britain" website:


The Census of 1966 was on a 10% sample basis for the whole of Great Britain except for six Special Study areas in Scotland which were enumerated 100%.

Shore based service establishments (excluding any married quarters, etc which were the responsibility of the enumerator) expected to have less than 15 persons present on Census night were subject to normal sample selection and, if selected, were enumerated in full. But all larger establishments and all HM ships within Home Station limits were included in the sample. Officers Commanding were required to list all personnel and obtain a completed personal return from each person appearing on a specified sample line of the listing form.

Similarly all civilian shipping, enumerated by officers of HM customs and Excise, were treated as large establishments and included in the sample. Masters were required to list all passengers and crew and obtain a completed personal return from each person appearing on a specified sample line.


I think it was normal to have a small scale Census between the main ones to try out new questions.


Eric

[frances]

Thank you all for the replies, will pass the info on to my friend.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and a Happy and a Healthy New Year ,

Best Wishes

Frances