Census of England and Wales, 1861 - IPUMS Subset
United Kingdom [England and Wales], 1871
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GBR_1861_PHC-EAW_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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- GBR1861_PHC-EAW-P-H
Relationship of household head (UK1861A_H_RELA)
Data file: GBR1861_PHC-EAW-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
798
End:
801
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="em">2. Relation to head of family</span>
<br />State whether wife, son, daughter, or other relative, visitor, boarder, etc., or servant
<br />____ Relation to head of family
<br />State whether wife, son, daughter, or other relative, visitor, boarder, etc., or servant
<br />____ Relation to head of family
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0010 | Head, gender unspecified |
| 0011 | Head, male |
| 0012 | Head, female |
| 0021 | Husband |
| 0022 | Wife |
| 0028 | Mistress |
| 0031 | Son |
| 0032 | Daughter |
| 0033 | Step son |
| 0034 | Step daughter |
| 0035 | Son in law |
| 0036 | Daughter in law |
| 0041 | Nephew |
| 0042 | Niece |
| 0061 | Grandson |
| 0062 | Granddaughter |
| 0082 | Great granddaughter |
| 0111 | Grandfather |
| 0112 | Grandmother |
| 0121 | Father |
| 0122 | Mother |
| 0124 | Step mother |
| 0125 | Father in law |
| 0126 | Mother in law |
| 0131 | Uncle |
| 0132 | Aunt |
| 0151 | Brother |
| 0152 | Sister |
| 0155 | Brother in law |
| 0156 | Sister in law |
| 0160 | First cousin |
| 0190 | Miscellaneous relative |
| 2000 | Visitors |
| 2011 | Male head, visitor's families |
| 3000 | Residential inmates, lodger |
| 3011 | Male head, lodger's families |
| 3012 | Female head, lodger's families |
| 3022 | Wife, lodger's families |
| 3031 | Son, lodger's families |
| 3121 | Father, lodger's families |
| 3152 | Sister, lodger's families |
| 3160 | First cousin, lodger's families |
| 4000 | Residential inmates, boarder |
| 4011 | Male head, boarder's families |
| 4012 | Female head, boarder's families |
| 5000 | Institutional inmates, inmate |
| 5200 | Institutional inmates, pauper or almsperson etc. |
| 5300 | Institutional inmates, patients or lunatics etc. |
| 5400 | Institutional inmates, prisoners etc. in correctional institutions |
| 5500 | Institutional inmates, scholars |
| 5600 | Institutional inmates, students |
| 5700 | Institutional inmates, foundlings or orphans |
| 5750 | Institutional inmates, religious house inmates |
| 5800 | Institutional inmates, army |
| 5900 | Institutional inmates, navy |
| 6000 | Servant |
| 6022 | Wife, familial servants |
| 6030 | Child, familial servants |
| 6032 | Daughter, familial servants |
| 6200 | Domestic servant |
| 6210 | Housekeeper |
| 6220 | Governess |
| 6300 | School teacher etc. |
| 6500 | Apprentice |
| 6600 | Assistants |
| 6700 | Journeymen |
| 6800 | Farm servant titles |
| 6900 | Others with working titles |
| 9999 | No relationship given |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Description
Definition
Relationship of household head.
Universe
United Kingdom 1861 (100%) [England and Wales]: All persons
concept
Concept