Victorian Censuses

• Reservations about data quality
• Respondents in different parts of Britain were given different instructions about how to answer
• More information gathered in England and Wales than elsewhere
• The questions established some information about migration within Britain over a person’s lifetime

Notes:

Comparison of ‘where born’ answers from linked individuals across censuses show significant levels of change

Ravenstein’s map is not referenced or described in the text of the ‘Laws of Migration’ paper, but appears to shows directions of net gain between adjacent counties, and interactions between ports of departure / entry.