The "where born" question on our Census form simply gives the "country of
birth" option compared to the 1851 to 1911 censuses where the householder is
asked to give county and parish of birth. This information has been
absolutely essential for most of us in our family history searches. I
remember that the 2001 Census also only gave the "country of birth" options.
I found a copy of the 1991 Census forms on the website of the Office of
National Statistics and I saw that the 1991 Census also only gave the
country of birth options. I've been unable to find copies of previous
Census forms and I wonder when the question of place of birth in terms of
county and parish was dropped from the census and thus making life difficult
for family history researchers in the future.
I wonder whether anyone on the list knows when this change was made.
Hywel Roberts