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Census of England and Wales, 1881 - IPUMS Subset

United Kingdom [England and Wales], 1881
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Marital status of household head (UK1881A_H_MAR)

Data file: GBR1881_PHC-EAW-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 561
End: 561
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h1">Householder's Schedule</span></p>

<p>Prepared under the direction of the Local Government Board, pursuant to the Act of 43 and 44 Vict. c. 37.</p>

<p>____Name of Occupier</p>

<p><span class="em">To the Occupier<br /><br />You are requested to insert the particulars specified on the other side, in compliance with an Act passed during the last Session of Parliament, and which received the Royal assent on the 7th September 1880<br /><br />List of the members of this family, of visitors, of boarders, and of servants, who slept or abode in this dwelling on the night of Sunday, April 3rd, 1881</span></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="GB81A402 GB81A403">Name and Surname<br /><br /><div class="i1">(No persons absent on the night of Sunday April 3rd, to be entered here; except those who may be traveling or out of work during that Night, and who return home on Monday, April 4th)<br /><br />State the Name of the:<br />____ Head of the Family<br />____ Wife<br />____ Children<br />____ Other Relatives<br />____ Visitors<br />____ Boarders<br />____ Servants</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="GB81A413 GB81A422">2. Relation to head of family:<br /><div class="i1">[] Head<br />[] Wife<br />[] Children<br />[] Other relatives<br />[] Visitors<br />[] Boarders<br />[] Servants</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="GB81A410">3. Condition as to Marriage<br /><div class="i1">(Write opposite the Names of all Persons except Young Children)<br /><br />[] Married<br />[] Widower<br />[] Widow<br />[] Unmarried</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Single
2 Married
3 Married, spouse absent
4 Widowed
9 Unknown
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
Marital status of household head.
Universe
United Kingdom 1881 (100%) [England and Wales]: All persons

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