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As with the 1801 census, Compton a pretty parish in west Surrey, documented the details of the population of the village in 1811 in the parish registers. In this case, the register used was the same as was used in 1801.

This register was used for all three events – births, marriages and deaths. For those of you who read the post about the 1801 census will notice the citation is the same, indicating the register took over a decade to fill. From 1813 there was a specific register for each of the births, marriages and deaths.

Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: COM/1/2