{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-census-mish-j-holman-9781399061339","title":"A History of the Census Takers: Recording the Nations","description":"\u003cb\u003eBritain's census comes alive through enumerators' struggles, humor, and human stories shaping a lasting legacy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery census entry tells a story, but beyond these invaluable records lies another. Recording the Nations takes readers behind the scenes of Britain's census from its beginnings in 1801, tracing its history, its bureaucracy, and the people charged with carrying it out: the enumerators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom their recruitment and supervision, to the reactions -- sometimes suspicious, sometimes humorous -- of householders faced with filling in the dreaded schedule, this history unfolds through newspaper reports, personal accounts, and contemporary anecdotes. Far from being faceless functionaries, enumerators emerge as individuals with their own struggles and experiences. The life stories of two such men are explored in detail, offering a rare glimpse of the job from the inside.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on extensive historical evidence, this is a lively, human history of the census, the people who made it happen, and of the legacy they left behind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mish J. Holman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 139906133X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399061339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen and Sword Family History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Mish J. Holman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49097262727423,"sku":"9781399061339","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-history-of-the-census-mish-j-holman-9781399061339","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}