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1861 Census - 8th April
Information to be found on the 1861 Census
— Name of street or road, number or name of house
— Houses - Uninhabited building/Inhabited - tick box
— Name and surname of each person
— Relation to head of family
— Condition (married, single, widowed etc)
— Age
— Sex
— Profession or occupation
— Birthplace (town and county)
— No of children from 5 to 15 attending school
— Whether blind or deaf and dumb
— Number of rooms with one or more windows
This 1861 Census entry shows Arthur Conan Doyle aged 1 and the household he grew up in. Young Arthur matured into the world-famous author and creator of Sherlock Holmes.
1861 Census entry for Arthur Conan Doyle, then aged 1 (click to enlarge)
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