Census of England and Wales, 1881 - IPUMS Subset
United Kingdom [England and Wales], 1881
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GBR_1881_PHC-EAW_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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- GBR1881_PHC-EAW-P-H
Relationship of household head (UK1881A_H_RELA)
Data file: GBR1881_PHC-EAW-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
557
End:
560
Width:
4
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>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>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0011 | Head or spouse, head (male) |
| 0012 | Head or spouse, head (female) |
| 0021 | Head or spouse, husband |
| 0022 | Head or spouse, wife |
| 0028 | Head or spouse, mistress |
| 0031 | Children, son |
| 0032 | Children, daughter |
| 0033 | Children, step son |
| 0034 | Children, stepdaughter |
| 0035 | Children, son in law |
| 0036 | Children, daughter in law |
| 0041 | Nephew |
| 0042 | Niece |
| 0061 | Grandson |
| 0062 | Granddaughter |
| 0111 | Grandfather |
| 0112 | Grandmother |
| 0121 | Father |
| 0122 | Mother |
| 0123 | Step father |
| 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 |
| 2000 | Visitors, visitor |
| 2022 | Wife in visitors family |
| 3000 | Residential inmates, lodger |
| 3011 | Residential inmates, male head in lodger's family |
| 3012 | Residential inmates, female head in lodger's family |
| 4000 | Residential inmates, boarder |
| 5000 | Institutional inmates, inmate |
| 5011 | Institutional inmates, female head inmate's family |
| 5012 | Institutional inmates, female head in inmate's family |
| 5022 | Institutional inmates, wife inmate's family |
| 5200 | Institutional inmates, pauper or alms person etc. |
| 5300 | Institutional inmates, patients or lunatics etc. |
| 5400 | Institutional inmates, prisoners etc. in correctional institutions |
| 5500 | Institutional inmates, scholars inmate's family |
| 5600 | Institutional inmates, students |
| 5700 | Institutional inmates, foundlings or orphans |
| 5750 | Institutional inmates, religious house inmates |
| 5800 | Institutional inmates, army |
| 6000 | Working inmates and others, servant |
| 6010 | Working inmates and others, head (gender unspecified) of a servant family |
| 6032 | Working inmates and others, daughter in servant family |
| 6200 | Working inmates and others, domestic servant |
| 6210 | Working inmates and others, servants, housekeeper |
| 6220 | Working inmates and others, servants, governess |
| 6300 | Working inmates and others, school teacher etc. |
| 6500 | Working inmates and others, apprentice |
| 6600 | Working inmates and others, assistants |
| 6900 | Working inmates and others, others with "working" titles |
| 9999 | No relationship was 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 1881 (100%) [England and Wales]: All persons
concept
Concept