The Society has published the Census data for Sherington for each census 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911, 1921.
The 1841 Census was the first to list the names of every individual, which makes it the earliest useful Census for family historians. However, less information was collected in 1841 than in later Census years.
You can go directly to the Census Data by selecting the links for each Census Year below:-
| 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 2021 ref | |
| Date of Census | 6 June | 30 March | 7 April | 2 April | 3 April | 5 April | 31 March | 2 April | 19 June | |
| POPULATION | 856 | 826 | 839 | 715 | 602 | 566 | 540 | 482 | 447 | 989 |
| MALE | 420 | 411 | 426 | 344 | 292 | 274 | 264 | 230 | 201 | 491 |
| FEMALE | 436 | 414 | 413 | 371 | 310 | 292 | 282 | 265 | 246 | 498 |
| 51% | 50% | 49% | 52% | 51% | 52% | 52% | 55% | 55% | 50.4% | |
| No of Households | 196 | 195 | 198 | 187 | 157 | 140 | 144 | 143 | 134 | 394* |
| Oldest | 85 | 87 | 95 | 91 | 86 | 89 | 94 | 91 | 92 | |
| Youngest | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Average | 25.2 | 28.2 | 28.4 | 30.9 | 31.0 | 31.6 | 32.1 | 25.3 | 36 |
Post-1911 Census
Unlike earlier Censuses, the 1921 Census (and later Censuses) are subject to the Census Act 1920, as amended by the Census (Confidentiality) Act 1991 c.6 which makes it an offence to disclose personal information held in them until 100 years after the date they were conducted. Until then, they are held by the Office for National Statistics. Statistical information from these censuses is openly available.
The Society added the 1921 Census details to the website in February 2025.
The 1931 Census for England and Wales was destroyed by fire in 1942
No census was taken in 1941 because of the Second World War.
Analysis
Using the Census data material the Society have prepared two Reports that you may find of interest.
Sherington Historical Society Census Analysis Part 1 1841 to 1911
Sherington Historical Society Census Analysis Part 2 1921 vs 2021