Histpop The Online Historical Populations Report website

Histpop – The Online Historical Populations Report website and other census resources from the HDS ……………………………. . . . . . RICHARD DESWARTE ……………………. . . HEAD OF THE HISTORY DATA SERVICE ESDS SOCIAL HISTORY DATA MANAGER UK DATA ARCHIVE UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX ……………………. . . Celebrating the Census, The National Archives 1 OCTOBER 2011

OVERVIEW ………………………………………………………………. . • UK Data Archive and the History Data Service • Historical census and population resources: data collections • Historical census population resources: CHCC & histpop • Future ……………………………………………………………………………. . … UK DATA ARCHIVE

What is the HDS ………………………………………………………………. . • Originally founded in 1993 as the History Data Unit • From April 2008 History Data Service (HDS) • Small team of historians and IT specialists • Part of the UK Data Archive, University of Essex ……………………………………………………………………………. . … UK DATA ARCHIVE

What we do ………………………………………………………………. . HDS collects, preserves and disseminates digital resources that support historical research and teaching. ……………………………………………………………………………. . … UK DATA ARCHIVE

What we actually do ………………………………………………………………. . • Collect and preserve historical digital resources • Provide access via a fully searchable and indexed catalogue record to a wide-ranging collection of historical digital resources • Create thematic special collections, and enrich and enhance selected data collections • Offer guidance on creating and documenting digital resources from historical sources • Raise awareness of the value of historical data collections and their potential for secondary use ……………………………………………………………………………. . … UK DATA ARCHIVE

HDS collection ………………………………………………………………. . Over 650 separate data collections transcribed, scanned or compiled from historical sources ……………………………………………………………………………. . … UK DATA ARCHIVE

Census and population data collections ………………………………………………………………. . Over 150 downloadable data collections related to census and population statistics Including: • Complete 1881 Census, SN 4177 (HE/FE only) • Samples and subsets, i. e. SN 1316 National Sample from the 1851 Census Of Great Britain • County returns, i. e. SN 6683 Warwickshire Census Returns, 1891 • Census enumerators’ returns, i. e. SN 4710 Census Enumerators’ returns for Kingston Upon Thames & SN 5596 Scottish Census Enumerators’ books: Skye, Kimarnock, Rothiemay and Torthorwald, 1861 -1901 • Census statistics & aggregated data, i. e. SN 4560 Great Britain Historical Database: Census Data: Parish-level Population Statistics, 1801 -1951 & SN 4093 Digest of Welsh Historical Statistics: Population, 1570 -1974 ……………………………………………………………………………. . … UK DATA ARCHIVE

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Census and population data collections (cont. ) ………………………………………………………………. . • Foreign census and population data from Canada, US, Sri Lanka, i. e. SN 456 Canadian Census and Election Data 1908 -1968 • Pre-modern population and demographic data, i. e. SN 4491 Parish Register Aggregate Analyses, 1662 -1811, SN 5694 Electronic Edition of Domesday Book & SN 5687 COEL Database: Continental Origins of English Landholders, 1066 -1166 • Themed datasets: • Occupations & occupational structure, i. e. SN 5432 1851 Census Principal Towns Occupational Data • Emigration, i. e. SN 3580 Database of Irish Historical Statistics : Emigration, 18511911 • Religion, i. e. SN 5749 Religious Census of Northamptonshire, 1851 & SN 1660 Segregation and Social Structure in early 20 th century Belfast, 1901 • Mortality, i. e. SN 4147 Deaths in Scotland, 1861 -1911; by Age, County, Gender and Year ……………………………………………………………………………. . … UK DATA ARCHIVE

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CHCC ………………………………………………………………. . • Contemporary and Historical Census Collection (CHCC) was originally a JISC funded project to improve online accessibility to primary census resources. • Contains: • transcription of the 1881 census enumerators' books – 26 million individuals • 2% sample of the 1851 census enumerators’ books – 400 000 individuals • Aggregate-level demographic data – the Great Britain Historical Database & Database of Welsh Historical Statistics • Provides information about the name, address, relationship to the head of household, marital status, age, occupation, birthplace and disabilities of millions of individuals, as well as a large group of derived demographic variables. • Download online subsets of enumerators’ books and specific tables from GBHD & DWHS. • http: //hds. essex. ac. uk/history/data/chcc. asp ……………………………………………………………………………. . … UK DATA ARCHIVE

CHCC ………………………………………………………………. . • Functional but simplistic • Tabular data only; no images of original documents • No historical context • Valuable to expert user but less so for more general user • Limited to UK HE & FE only ……………………………………………………………………………. . … UK DATA ARCHIVE

histpop ………………………………………………………………. . • The Online Historical Population Reports Website provides online access to the complete British population reports for Britain and Ireland from 1801 to 1937 • 200, 000 pages of census and registration material for the British Isles as well as ancillary documents from The National Archives, critical essays and transcriptions of important legislation • Provides a wealth of textual and statistical material which offer an in-depth view of the economy, society (through births, deaths and marriages) and medicine during the 19 th and early 20 th centuries. • Direct searching of the content and enhanced browsing through the collection by date or geography • http: //www. histpop. org/ ……………………………………………………………………………. . … UK DATA ARCHIVE

histpop – Features ………………………………………………………………. . • Browsing • Context • Ancillary documents • Academic essays • Images • Quality • Downloadable PDF or TIFF • Rotate and enlarge • Downloadable tables – machine readable format • Citation • Metadata ……………………………………………………………………………. . … UK DATA ARCHIVE

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Histpop – Users ………………………………………………………………. . • Wide-ranging – academic to general public • 3000 unique users & 50 000 page views per month • Research – economics, health, local government, Ph. Ds • Teaching – bespoke historical Census courses, online historical statistics courses ……………………………………………………………………………. . … UK DATA ARCHIVE

Future resource – I-Ce. M ………………………………………………………………. . • Integrated Census Microdata (I-Ce. M) project will bring together more than 200 million individual records from censuses for Great Britain between 1851 -1911 • Joint project between the History Dept at Essex and the UK Data Archive – led by Professor Kevin Schürer & Dr Edward Higgs • Will create largest collection of its kind in world and potentially lead to the creation of a Victorian Panel Survey • Will combine computerised versions of censuses from that period to create a unique online historical resource full of vast amounts of information on every house, household and individual in the country for that period • A great UK Data Archive & HDS resource of the future ……………………………………………………………………………. . … UK DATA ARCHIVE

QUESTIONS & FURTHER INFORMATION ………………………………………………………………. . ESDS catalogue - http: //www. esds. ac. uk/Lucene/Search. aspx histpop - http: //www. histpop. org/ CHCC - http: //hds. essex. ac. uk/history/data/chcc. asp HISTORY DATA SERVICE UK Data Archive University of Essex http: //hds. essex. ac. uk/history/ UK DATA ARCHIVE UNIVERSIY OF ESSEX WIVENHOE PARK COLCHESTER ESSEX CO 4 3 SQ ……. . ………………. …. . T +44 (0)1206 872001 E info@data-archive. ac. uk www. data-archive. ac. uk ……………………………………………………………………………. . … UK DATA ARCHIVE