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*Address | *Address | ||
*Occupation | *Occupation | ||
*Whether or not the individual was born in the county in which they were living | *Whether or not the individual was born in the county in which they were living. (If it is ‘yes’ , it is noted with “Y” and for ‘no’ it is noted with “N”.) | ||
*A column indicating if born out of the country, i.e. “S” for Scotland; “I” for Ireland | *A column indicating if born out of the country, i.e. “S” for Scotland; “I” for Ireland | ||
*Year of Birth: Although the age was rounded down, the year of birth was inadvertently rounded up. There will be a large discrepancy to be mindful of when looking for accurate dates. For example: Johnny is 39 but is rounded down to 35. His year of birth is 1802. Rounding it down it should show as 1806; but because of the error it shows as 1811. | *Year of Birth: Although the age was rounded down, the year of birth was inadvertently rounded up. There will be a large discrepancy to be mindful of when looking for accurate dates. For example: Johnny is 39 but is rounded down to 35. His year of birth is 1802. Rounding it down it should show as 1806; but because of the error it shows as 1811. | ||
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This census is significant because it was the first census in England and Wales to name every member of a household. | This census is significant because it was the first census in England and Wales to name every member of a household. | ||
This census was conducted by the Registrar General and has the identifying marks of "HO" which stands for 'Home Office'. The returns were sorted and copied into enumerator's books in the format seen today in the digitized online records. | |||
=== 1851 to 1901 === | === 1851 to 1901 === | ||