Interviewer instructions
73. Write 'head' against the name of the head of the household, if he or she was present on Census Night. If the usual head of the household was neither present nor on night duty, write 'head' against the name of the person who was in charge of the household on Census Night. Then write the relationship of each person to the head or to his or her parents if they were present, or show the relationship husband/wife.
74. Sometimes a person is related to more than one person in the household. In such cases concentrate first on relating parents and their own children, then on relating husbands and wives, and then on relating persons to the head of the household or other members of it.
75. Since every person will be entered against the line number in column (b) his or her relationship may easily be written as 'wife of 1 ', '2nd wife of 3', 'daughter of 1 and 2', ' son of 4', 'servant of 1', and so on.
76. Relationships must be described accurately. Be careful to distinguish between children born of the parents and adopted or step children.
77. Where a man and woman live together although not married, treat them as man and wife if they so regard themselves. The census is not concerned with the form of marriage.
78. The following relationships will cover all cases with which the census is concerned: head, wife, husband, son, daughter, mother, father, brother, sister, adopted son, grandson, granddaughter, grandfather, grandmother, adopted daughter.
79. For all other relationships, write 'other relative'. For members of the household who are not related to the head and do not have parents present, write 'servant', 'visitor', or as is appropriate. If such people have their own children present, you will, of course, relate the children to their parents.
80. Where several persons with no family relationship share the responsibility of running the household name one as head and describe the rest as 'partners'.
81. In an institution such as a hospital, or boarding school or prison where there is no head of household, describe the persons as 'patient', 'student', 'prisoner', or as the case may be.
82. Make sure you understand the relationship before you make an entry.
