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This guide explains how to use Gramps to record all of the information that a 1881 UK Census return contains about a household. It demonstrates how to enter Repositories, Sources, People and Families. How to link them together to ensure that every piece of information is attributed back to its source. It also explains how to use the Clipboard and "drag and drop" to speed up data entry.
{{man tip|A new method of entering census data is being developed available for Gramps version 3.2 and greater.|If you would like to try this new method, please read about it at [[Addon:Forms_Gramplet|Forms Gramplet addon]]. You can download it from inside Gramps, using the [[{{man version}}_Addons|Addon Manager]].}}
For genealogists with UK ancestors, the UK Census returns are a very important source of information. Census' have been conducted every 10 years in the UK since 1841 (details of all the UK Census dates and how to access the records can be found at [https://web.archive.org/web/20051219172451/https://homepage.ntlworld.com/barry.ruck/FAQCENSUS.htm Barry Ruck Census FAQ @ NTL World]). The census returns are available online at [http://www.ancestry.co.uk Ancestery.co.uk] for a subscription.