Census of the Population 1851 - IPUMS Subset

United Kingdom [Scotland], 1851

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Reference ID

GBR_1851_PHC-SCT_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Secretary of State, IPUMS

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Sep 03, 2025

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Standardized parish of birth as transcribed (UK1851B_STD_PAR)

Data file: GBR1851_PHC-SCT-P-H

Overview

Type: Continuous

Start: 363

End: 419

Width: 57

Range: -

Format: character

Description

Definition

This variable indicates a persons' parish of birth. Due to the nature in which this information was enumerated, it is prone to be problematic, and cannot be standardized correctly without detailed local knowledge.

Universe

United Kingdom 1851 (100%) [Scotland]: All persons

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Concept

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

This is a 57-digit numeric variable with 0 implied decimal places

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