BBC RADIO 5 LIVE: History of the Census

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With next year’s census rumoured to be the last, as a result of growing costs, BBC Radio 5 Live [2:48:20] interviewed the University’s Dr Eloise Moss on the history of the census. Dr Moss explained the census’ origins in the Napoleonic Wars, and how it has become an invaluable tool to historians or people tracing family histories.

Period12 Feb 2020

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  • TitleHistory of the census
    Media name/outletBBC Radio 5 Live
    Media typeRadio
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date12/02/20
    DescriptionWith next year’s census rumoured to be the last, as a result of growing costs, BBC Radio 5 Live [2:48:20] interviewed the University’s Dr Eloise Moss on the history of the census. Dr Moss explained the census’ origins in the Napoleonic Wars, and how it has become an invaluable tool to historians or people tracing family histories.
    URLhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000f7qs
    PersonsEloise Moss
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  • census
  • history