“And Know the Place for the First Time” The 1851 Ecclesiastical Census of England and Wales and Early LDS Branch

Authors

Evva Courtney Benson, Brigham Young University
Dr. Cynthia L. Doxey, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Ecclesiastical census, England, Wales, early LDS, Mormon studies

College

Religious Education

Department

Church History and Doctrine

Abstract

The year 1851 was a unique one in England. Not only was it the year of the decennial census, but it was the only time a national census on religion was taken. 1851 was also a year when the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had many branches throughout England. The Church had been in England since 1837, but the large decline in membership due to emigration had not yet occurred.

Recommended Citation

Benson, Evva Courtney and Doxey, Dr. Cynthia L. (2013) "“And Know the Place for the First Time” The 1851 Ecclesiastical Census of England and Wales and Early LDS Branch," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 1735.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/1735