Question: For England & Wales census records, why does it only show the full date for the 1901 censu

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Jordi Kloosterboer said: For England & Wales census:

I am under the impression that the dates for each census are as follows:
6 June 1841,
30 March 1851,
7 April 1861,
2 April 1871,
3 April 1881,
5 April 1891,
31 March 1901,
and 2 April 1911.

However, only the 1901 census shows this full date for the residence attached to it. Why is that? Shouldn't all the census records have the full date listed too (it only shows the full year)--or am I missing something here?

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Tom Huber said: I cannot speak for any of the (former) commonwealth countries' census records, but I can speak for the United States federal enumerations: the date the enumeration took place varies within each census and is recorded on each enumeration page. It is not unusual to even see a break in the date within an enumeration page.

But what is important is that the citations range from completely inadequate to very well constructed, depending upon the census. I think this is one of those areas where the rework of the citation is ongoing and by census. At least, that is what it looks like to me as I continue to work with my ancestral lines.