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{
FIELD=Civil_Parish>>
VISIBLE=1>>
WIDTH=100>>
PICKLIST=0>>
AUTOINC=0>>
AUTOFILL=0>>
AUTOREPEAT=0>>
AUTOCASE=0>>
HINT=Up to 20 characters||This information is found top-left of each Census Page and is normally constant for an Enumerator.|Do not confuse with Ecclesiastic Parish which is at the right of this row.>>
FIXEDLIST=>>
MAXCHARS=20
}

{
FIELD=Enumeration_District>>
VISIBLE=1>>
WIDTH=164>>
PICKLIST=0>>
AUTOINC=0>>
AUTOFILL=0>>
AUTOREPEAT=0>>
AUTOCASE=0>>
HINT=Up to three numerals + one optional suffix||This will be identified at the first page of the introductory pages to each Census District.|# If there is no identifiable Enumerator Number then use zero.|Note that "Enumerator>>
FIXEDLIST=>>
MAXCHARS=4
}

{
FIELD=Folio_Number>>
VISIBLE=1>>
WIDTH=113>>
PICKLIST=0>>
AUTOINC=0>>
AUTOFILL=0>>
AUTOREPEAT=0>>
AUTOCASE=0>>
HINT=Up to four numerals + one alpha-suffix||This is the number hand-stamped at the top right-hand corner of every odd-numbered page||Folio Numbers start from 1 at the beginning of a Piece and progressively increase regardless of changes to the Enumeration District||Sometimes pages were missed (the number may have been pencilled in later) or even whole books may not have been numbered.||Suffix letters are very rarely found.|If a Folio Number is missing from its normal position DO NOT type zero EXCEPT for the first Folio position of a Piece. |||>>
FIXEDLIST=>>
MAXCHARS=5
}

{
FIELD=Page_Number>>
VISIBLE=1>>
WIDTH=113>>
PICKLIST=0>>
AUTOINC=0>>
AUTOFILL=0>>
AUTOREPEAT=0>>
AUTOCASE=0>>
HINT=Up to four numerals||The Page Number is preprinted on the Census Pages (except for Shipping Schedules) and generally found top-right corner||>>
FIXEDLIST=>>
MAXCHARS=4
}

{
FIELD=Schedule_Number>>
VISIBLE=1>>
WIDTH=144>>
PICKLIST=0>>
AUTOINC=0>>
AUTOFILL=0>>
AUTOREPEAT=0>>
AUTOCASE=0>>
HINT=Up to three numerals + one optional suffix||This is the first column on most census pages except for the 1841 census, and on Institution & Shipping returns where Schedule numbers were not used.|A suffix is entered only if present on the Census page||A value MUST be entered in Column E for every New Household or empty premises.|If no other value can be found then type a zero.||In the conversion routine this column provides the 'trigger' to recognise each separate household or building.||Care should be taken if the Enumerator has entered two separate families, each with its own "Head", under a single address - the second family should be entered as Schedule>>
FIXEDLIST=>>
MAXCHARS=4
}

{
FIELD=House_Number>>
VISIBLE=1>>
WIDTH=124>>
PICKLIST=0>>
AUTOINC=0>>
AUTOFILL=0>>
AUTOREPEAT=0>>
AUTOCASE=0>>
HINT=Up to four numerals + one optional suffix||On the census page this is in the second column, associated with the street name|Please consult CENSFAQ regarding the rare occasions when the house number is compound (as in "2½" or "2 Back") |||>>
FIXEDLIST=>>
MAXCHARS=5
}

{
FIELD=Street_Address>>
VISIBLE=1>>
WIDTH=121>>
PICKLIST=0>>
AUTOINC=0>>
AUTOFILL=0>>
AUTOREPEAT=0>>
AUTOCASE=0>>
HINT=Up to thirty alpha/numeric characters||Address must be copied precisely - even if it looks wrong! Abbreviation as St Rd Terr etc will be acceptable.||Supplementary information should follow the Street Name (as in "High St, Anchor Hotel">>
FIXEDLIST=>>
MAXCHARS=30
}

{
FIELD=Query1>>
VISIBLE=1>>
WIDTH=66>>
PICKLIST=0>>
AUTOINC=0>>
AUTOFILL=0>>
AUTOREPEAT=0>>
AUTOCASE=0>>
HINT=One character, (b, n, u, v or x if needed).||Any other entry will be rejected at conversion as "invalid"|Column H may be set with an x to indicate that you have doubts about the interpretation of any of the columns from E to G.|A brief comment in Column Y should explain the nature of your doubts, e.g. "?house no"||Column H may, alternatively, contain one of b,u,v, or n||    * use b if this is shown in Column 4 of the Census Sheet|    * use u if this is shown in Column 4 of the Census Sheet (Unoccupied)|    * use v if the Census Sheet indicates "family away or visiting"|    * use n to show that the Census Sheet is missing specific Schedule Numbers|      (This proves the omission to be on the Census, not made at the Transcription!)|    * 'n' should also be used in case of deleted items, as for a note on the Census "Three schedules numbered for the Light House not required, being provided with a schedule from the Trinity Board". (Type the address as "Light House" and Column H as 'n'||NOTE: where b, u, v, or n have been entered in Column H, any data entered in Columns I to X will be rejected. A comment may be entered in Column Y if there is a Query regarding the schedule or address entries>>
FIXEDLIST=>>
MAXCHARS=1
}

{
FIELD=Surname>>
VISIBLE=1>>
WIDTH=95>>
PICKLIST=0>>
AUTOINC=0>>
AUTOFILL=0>>
AUTOREPEAT=0>>
AUTOCASE=0>>
HINT=Up to twentyfour characters||Surname must be copied precisely - even if it looks wrong, or is known to be wrong!||A name, or hyphen, MUST be entered in every cell in this Column|Take care if using "Cut & Paste" or "Fill Down" spreadsheet tools! |||>>
FIXEDLIST=>>
MAXCHARS=24
}

{
FIELD=Forenames>>
VISIBLE=1>>
WIDTH=99>>
PICKLIST=0>>
AUTOINC=0>>
AUTOFILL=0>>
AUTOREPEAT=0>>
AUTOCASE=0>>
HINT=Up to twentyfour characters||Forenames must be copied precisely - even if known to be wrong!|Abbreviated or mis-spelt names are to be typed as Enumerated||A name, or hyphen, MUST be entered in every cell in this Column|Allow one space between names, initials, or words.|In the unlikely event of insufficient space being available, reduce later forenames to an initial, but always spell in full the first name (where known).||Titles are to be typed after forenames, enclosed in brackets/braces as in (Rev), (Dr), (Prof) etc.|In an extreme case "Elizabeth (Lady Chalfont)" is covered by this rule. ||>>
FIXEDLIST=>>
MAXCHARS=24
}

{
FIELD=Query2>>
VISIBLE=1>>
WIDTH=27>>
PICKLIST=0>>
AUTOINC=0>>
AUTOFILL=0>>
AUTOREPEAT=0>>
AUTOCASE=0>>
HINT=One character||Enter an x if you have doubts about the names.|A simple "?Forename" in Column 'Forenames' will pinpoint your query.>>
FIXEDLIST=>>
MAXCHARS=1
}

{
FIELD=Relationship_to_Head>>
VISIBLE=1>>
WIDTH=104>>
PICKLIST=0>>
AUTOINC=0>>
AUTOFILL=0>>
AUTOREPEAT=0>>
AUTOCASE=0>>
HINT=Up to six characters||While short words may be typed in full there are many relationships which will need abbreviation to suit this field.||Appendix #1 comprises a table of Standard Abbreviations which must be used for such circumstances.||The table will also be useful in demonstrating the principles to be applied if a 'standard' form cannot be found. ||>>
FIXEDLIST=>>
MAXCHARS=6
}

{
FIELD=Marital_Status>>
VISIBLE=1>>
WIDTH=112>>
PICKLIST=0>>
AUTOINC=0>>
AUTOFILL=0>>
AUTOREPEAT=0>>
AUTOCASE=0>>
HINT=One character||Do not make assumptions!|Enter a single letter, as defined on the Census Page.|m>>
FIXEDLIST=>>
MAXCHARS=1
}

{
FIELD=Gender>>
VISIBLE=1>>
WIDTH=67>>
PICKLIST=0>>
AUTOINC=0>>
AUTOFILL=0>>
AUTOREPEAT=0>>
AUTOCASE=0>>
HINT=One character||The Census Page has two columns for "Age", Male and Female|FreeCEN reduces this to a single letter M or F|Do not make assumptions!|If the age columns are empty then enter - (hyphen)||Some Enumerators were careless, writing "Robert, son" or "Jane, dau" and then filling the age in the 'wrong' column. In these instances use the gender that matches the relationship |||>>
FIXEDLIST=>>
MAXCHARS=1
}

{
FIELD=Age>>
VISIBLE=1>>
WIDTH=46>>
PICKLIST=0>>
AUTOINC=0>>
AUTOFILL=0>>
AUTOREPEAT=0>>
AUTOCASE=0>>
HINT=Up to three numerals + one letter (y m w or d)||A numeric value MUST be entered; zero is not acceptable:|If age is blank or unreadable then enter 999|Ignore fractions; if the census states "less than 1 month" then enter 1m|Note: no space between numbers and letter!||      Standard Rules for Age|    * If only a number is entered, it will be converted as 'years'.|      Thus 46 or 46y will be converted to mean "46 Years"|    * y (Years) maximum value>>
FIXEDLIST=>>
MAXCHARS=4
}

{
FIELD=Query3>>
VISIBLE=1>>
WIDTH=26>>
PICKLIST=0>>
AUTOINC=0>>
AUTOFILL=0>>
AUTOREPEAT=0>>
AUTOCASE=0>>
HINT=One character||Enter an x if you have doubts about entries in Columns L to O.|A simple "?Age" in the 'Age' Column  will pinpoint your query. |||>>
FIXEDLIST=>>
MAXCHARS=1
}

{
FIELD=Occupation>>
VISIBLE=1>>
WIDTH=100>>
PICKLIST=0>>
AUTOINC=0>>
AUTOFILL=0>>
AUTOREPEAT=0>>
AUTOCASE=0>>
HINT=Up to thirty characters||Abbreviations are acceptable provided they are un-ambiguous, thus "gen dom serv"||Occasionally descriptions may be lengthy: See guidelines on Abbreviations||On the other hand, the 1841 Census in particular, thrives with abbreviations, such as "FS" which should be expanded where we are certain of the full meaning (Female Servant)||Any "ditto" indication relating to earlier occupations must be expanded in full. |||>>
FIXEDLIST=>>
MAXCHARS=30
}

{
FIELD=Employment_Category>>
VISIBLE=1>>
WIDTH=106>>
PICKLIST=0>>
AUTOINC=0>>
AUTOFILL=0>>
AUTOREPEAT=0>>
AUTOCASE=0>>
HINT=One character||From 1891 the Census the form includes three columns to be marked if the person was "Employer", "Employee", or "Neither".||FreeCEN Transcribes this information into a single column.|Do not make assumptions! If these columns are all empty, then leave Column R empty.|Otherwise enter r for "employeR"; e for "employeE"; n only when marked as "Not employer/employee"||If a person is marked for both "employeR" and "employeE": enter r>>
FIXEDLIST=>>
MAXCHARS=1
}

{
FIELD=Query4>>
VISIBLE=1>>
WIDTH=27>>
PICKLIST=0>>
AUTOINC=0>>
AUTOFILL=0>>
AUTOREPEAT=0>>
AUTOCASE=0>>
HINT=One character||Enter an x if you have doubts about the entries in 'Employment' Column.||A comment in 'Employment' Column will be necessary only on rare occasions, since this Query concerns only Employment>>
FIXEDLIST=>>
MAXCHARS=1
}

{
FIELD=County_Born>>
VISIBLE=1>>
WIDTH=100>>
PICKLIST=0>>
AUTOINC=0>>
AUTOFILL=0>>
AUTOREPEAT=0>>
AUTOCASE=0>>
HINT=Three characters, which must agree with FreeCEN's sub-group of Chapman County Codes||This sub-group caters for all GB and Ireland Codes:|Overseas entries are coded OVB where the person is stated to be a British Subject, or was born in one of the British Empire countries of the time; OVF is used for all other Foreign birth-places.|Use UNK only as a last resort!||Unless there can be no doubts, type only what is written on the census page: "Brighton" is in SSX; "Cambridge" (with no other clue) could refer either to the city or to any other place in the county.||The 1841 Census requires different treatment since the information is merely "Born In This County? Yes/No"|Permitted entries will be limited to:|the Chapman Code for "this county"; IRL; SCT; OVF or UNK ||>>
FIXEDLIST=>>
MAXCHARS=3
}

{
FIELD=Place_Born>>
VISIBLE=1>>
WIDTH=100>>
PICKLIST=0>>
AUTOINC=0>>
AUTOFILL=0>>
AUTOREPEAT=0>>
AUTOCASE=0>>
HINT=Up to twenty characters||Enter what is written on the Census Page!:|Avoid abbreviating where-ever possible|The only exception permitted would be to rearrange a lengthy birthplace so that the principal town can be written in full at the start of the line.||If, for example "Scotland" is all that has been written; you would have "SCT" as the County Code and a hyphen in this column.|If born "Notre Dame, Paris, France"; then "OVF" and rearrange the place "Paris, Notre Dame" (there isn't any more space!)||If you believe it to be incorrectly spelt then put 'x' in Column X and your suggested correction in Column Y.||# The reason for this is that the Validation routine is capable of saving both the original entry and any chosen "correction". If the place-name is substituted ("corrected") prior to to Validation then we lose this "double entry" facility - and we may have made an incorrect assumption!>>
FIXEDLIST=>>
MAXCHARS=20
}

{
FIELD=Query5>>
VISIBLE=1>>
WIDTH=27>>
PICKLIST=0>>
AUTOINC=0>>
AUTOFILL=0>>
AUTOREPEAT=0>>
AUTOCASE=0>>
HINT=One character||Enter an x if you have doubts about the entries in 'County' or 'Place Born' Columns>>
FIXEDLIST=>>
MAXCHARS=1
}

{
FIELD=Disability>>
VISIBLE=1>>
WIDTH=78>>
PICKLIST=0>>
AUTOINC=0>>
AUTOFILL=0>>
AUTOREPEAT=0>>
AUTOCASE=0>>
HINT=Up to six characters||Strictly, the Census asked only "Deaf, Dumb, Blind"; many Enumerators also wrote such comments as "Imbecile", or "Cripple".||We can record these options, with abbreviation as necessary (enter the full wording in Column Y).|"Df&Dm", "Imbcil", "Crippl" would be acceptable.>>
FIXEDLIST=>>
MAXCHARS=6
}

{
FIELD=Welsh_Spoken>>
VISIBLE=1>>
WIDTH=59>>
PICKLIST=0>>
AUTOINC=0>>
AUTOFILL=0>>
AUTOREPEAT=0>>
AUTOCASE=0>>
HINT=One character||Generally left blank, except for those returns which specifically ask the "Welsh spoken" question.||Use W E or B if needed (Welsh, English or Both spoken). ||>>
FIXEDLIST=>>
MAXCHARS=1
}

{
FIELD=Notes>>
VISIBLE=1>>
WIDTH=285>>
PICKLIST=0>>
AUTOINC=0>>
AUTOFILL=0>>
AUTOREPEAT=0>>
AUTOCASE=0>>
HINT=Up to 44 characters||This cell is provided to qualify any query raised and is intended as a brief indication of the nature of the problem|||>>
FIXEDLIST=>>
MAXCHARS=44
}

