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-=== Arrangement of the Census<br>  ===
+=== Arrangement of the Census  ===
 Census returns are arranged in columns. Column titles are:<br>
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 *Where born
-=== Identifying Terminology<br>  ===
+=== Organizational Terminology  ===
-A number of terms are on a census page. Here are a few.<br>
+A number of organizational terms are given on a census page.&nbsp; Here are a few.&nbsp; Click on them for a definition.<br>
-*RG or HO numbers
 *Hundred (in the 1841 census)
 *Enumeration districts
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 *Ecclesiastical parish
 *Page and folio numbers
+=== Census Series Codes<br>  ===
+Here are the department series codes used by The National Archives to catalog the census. The letters 'HO' stand for 'Home Office' and the letters 'RG refer to the 'General Register Office.'&nbsp; Both were government departments responsible for collecting census data at different times.&nbsp; These numbers are written on the bottom or side of each census page.&nbsp; They are used in census indexes, in combination with enumeration district numbers and page and folio numbers, to help you find a family or address in the census.&nbsp; <br>
+*1841 census: HO 107
+*1851 census: HO 107
+*1861 census (RG 9)
+*1871 census (RG 10)
+*1881 census (RG 11)
+*1891 census (RG 12)
+*1901 census (RG 13)
+*1911 census (RG 14)
+As census records are not released to the public until 100 years have passed, the 1911 census is the most recent one available.<br>
 === Relationships Given in the Census  ===
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-=== Markings Used in the Census  ===
+=== Ages in the 1841 Census  ===
-Most of the census records have various marks and checks. These were used by the government workers to collect statistics. The census collector drew a single diagonal line ( / ) after the last name in a family or household and a double diagonal line ( // ) after the last name in a building or housing unit. So a female servant (F.S.) or male servant (M.S.), who was not a member of the family with which he/she was residing, might have a single line before their name and a double line after the name.
+The census takers were instructed to give the exact ages of children but to round the ages of those older than 15 down to a lower multiple of 5. For example, a 59-year-old person would be listed as 55. Not all census enumerators followed these instructions. Some recorded the exact age; some even rounded the age up to the nearest multiple of 5.<br>
-=== Ages in the 1841 Census<br>  ===
+=== Variations in Information  ===
-The census takers were instructed to give the exact ages of children but to round the ages of those older than 15 down to a lower multiple of 5. For example, a 59-year-old person would be listed as 55. Not all census enumerators followed these instructions. Some recorded the exact age; some even rounded the age up to the nearest multiple of 5.<br>
+Enumerators recorded information in varying ways. Here are some of them.
-Learn more about English censuses by taking the FamilySearch online lesson about [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/Education/frameset_education.asp?PAGE=education_research_series_online.asp%3FActiveTab=2 Census Records], and reading [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~framland/acts/1840CensusAct.htm A copy of the Act for Taking an Account of the Population of Great Britain [w10 August 1840].
+*Listing the given name first followed by the surname.
+*Listing the surname first followed by the first name.
+*Abbreviating the last name or place name as 'do.'&nbsp; This abbreviation is short for 'ditto' and means "the same as the above."
+*Abbreviating the relationship to the head of the household, such as Daur for daughter.
+*Abbreviating the name of county, such as Wilts for Wiltshire.
+*Abbreviating the condition, such as M (married), U or Un (unmarried), W (widow or widower).
+*Abbreviating the names of occupations, such as 'FWK' for frame work knitter, 'F.S.' for female servant, and 'Ag lab' for agricultural labourer.
-It is helpful to understand The National Archives and the General Register Office catalog numbers. These numbers are written on the bottom or side of each census page. They refer to the office that was responsible for collecting the records, and are helpful when searching them. The numbers help if you were looking in a census index and wanted to find the information on a census page.
+=== Markings Used in the Census  ===
-Here are the numbers for each census year. The letters “HO” stand for Home Office; the letters “RG” refer to the General Register Office.
+Most of the census records have various marks and checks on them. These were used by the government workers in the process of compiling statistics. In addition, the census collector drew a single diagonal line ( / ) after the last name in a family or household and a double diagonal line ( // ) after the last name in a building or housing unit. So a female servant (F.S.) or male servant (M.S.), who was not a member of the family with which he/she was residing, might have a single line before their name and a double line after the name.
-census: HO 107<br>1851 census: HO 107<br>1861 census (RG 9)<br>1871 census (RG 10)<br>1881 census (RG 11)<br>1891 census (RG 12)<br>1901 census (RG 13)<br>1911 census (RG 14)
+<br> Learn more about English censuses by taking the FamilySearch online lesson about [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/Education/frameset_education.asp?PAGE=education_research_series_online.asp%3FActiveTab=2 Census Records], and reading [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~framland/acts/1840CensusAct.htm A copy of the Act for Taking an Account of the Population of Great Britain [w10 August 1840].
-For your information, the 1911 census is the most recent one available to the public.<br><br>
+<br>
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