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Census of the Population 1851 - IPUMS Subset

United Kingdom [Scotland], 1851
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GBR_1851_PHC-SCT_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Secretary of State, IPUMS
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Sep 03, 2025
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Country of birth as transcribed (UK1851B_BPCTRY)

Data file: GBR1851_PHC-SCT-P-H

Overview

Type: Continuous
Start: 458
End: 518
Width: 61
Range: -
Format: character

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">9. Where Born</span>
<br />Opposite the Names of those born in Scotland, write the County, and Town or Parish.
<br />If born in England, Ireland, the British Colonies, the East Indies, or in Foreign Parts, state the Country; in the last case, if a British Subject, add British Subject.</p>

<p>____ Where Born

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the country of birth as parsed from the raw birthplace data.
Universe
United Kingdom 1851 (100%) [Scotland]: All persons

concept

Concept

Imputation and derivation

Derivation
This is a 61-digit numeric variable with 0 implied decimal places
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