1852 Census of Canada West and Canada East - IPUMS Subset

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Reference ID

CAN_1852_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Office of Registration, IPUMS

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Sep 03, 2025

Last modified

Sep 03, 2025

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Last name (string) (CA1852A_NAMELAST)

Type: Continuous

Start: 173

End: 201

Width: 29

Range: -

Format: character

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="CA52A403 CA52A404 CA52A405 CA52A406 CA52A407">____1 Names of inmates<br /></svar>

Definition

This variable indicates the person's last name (original alphabetic string).

Universe

Canada 1852: All persons

Concept

Derivation

This is a 29-digit numeric variable with 0 implied decimal places

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