_The Evening Post_, 25 Aug 1923:
LOCAL AND GENERAL
…
To the practical joker the Census paper is irresistible, and we find several, suspicious-looking entries in the list. There is one Free Trader, a Good Citizen, a believer in “The Humanity of Ireland”, two Puritans, one gentleman who “is saved, but not connected”, a “Holy Roller,” and a “Holy Jumper”… the “Skyterrian” faith … claims two supporters.…
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19230824.2.36
#OnThisDay #OTD #PapersPast #NewZealand #Censuses #Religion #Humour

The Office for National Statistics has published proposals on replacing future censuses in England & Wales with administrative data

A question in the consultation entitled “Data needs for genealogy and social history” asks respondents what population data they think should be preserved for the use of future generations.

Consultation closes on 26 October

#Genealogy #censuses #familyhistory #geneadons

https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/news/ons-census-consultation/

@smach mastodon is so dependent on folks hashtagging the heck out of everything, like #rstats and #tidyverse and #tidycensus and #census … I definitely follow Kyle on twitter. #tidycensus is a lifesaver when trying to obtain #census #data

But I’ve learned a lot about non-US #censuses on mastodon!

The rumours were correct - ScotlandsPeople will launch the 1921 census tomorrow on St Andrew's Day https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2022/11/scotlandspeople-to-launch-1921-census.html
Good luck everyone - fingers crossed the site works! #genealogy #censuses #Scotland #Geneadons