Within each file, I've listed the house number plus a description where necessary, e.g. 1 Maidman St - Uninhabited - Mission Hall, or a pub name etc. Then, in table form, the occupants of each house. Each family is assigned a schedule number in the left hand column. Each house has an individual table, but more than one family can occupy each house.
I think my abbreviations are fairly self explanatory, Do = Ditto and is used throughout the flat files just as it is in the census microfiches. However in the database I have opted not to use ditto as some searches could throw up results that would look silly with lots of meaningless dittos
In the 2nd column I stands for Inhabited, a bit redundant really I suppose, U stands for Uninhabited.
In the 4th column Ac = Adopted Child, Ad = Adopted Daughter, Ap = Apprentice, As = Adopted Son, Au = Aunt, Bl = Brother-in-Law, Bo = Boarder, Br = Brother, Co = Cousin, Da = Daughter, Dl = Daughter-in-Law, Em = Employee or Assistant, Fa = Father, Fl = Father-in-Law, Fc = Foster Child, Fr = Friend, Gc = Grandchild, Gd = Granddaughter, Gg = Great Granddaughter or Great Grandson - Sex determines, Gm = Grandmother, Gn = Grandnephew, Gs = Grandson, H = Head, Hk = House Keeper (alternative name for a servant I think), Hu = Husband, Ic = In Charge, Lo = Lodger, M = Mother, Mi = Mistress, Mg = Manager or Manageress, Ml = Mother-in-Law, Ne = Nephew, Ni = Niece, nk = Not Known, No = None, Oc = Occupier, Po = Proprietor, Pr = Prisoner, Re = Relative, Sd = Step-daughter, Se = Servant, Si = Sister, Sl = Sister-in-Law, or Son-in-Law - Sex determines, So = Son, Ss = Step-Son, Un = Uncle, Vi = Visitor, W = Wife, Wi = Widow or Widower - Sex determines.
A Boarder and a Lodger are effectively the same thing, and they use them both within the census microfiches, so they are both used here.
The 5th column shows marital status; Di for divorced, M for married, S for single, Wi = Widow or Widower, Uk = Unknown. The 6th column shows age and sex: 9m F = 9 month old Female, 9 M = 9 year old Male. The 7th column is occupation; LOOM = Living on own Means, Regd = Registered.
In the 8th column Ed = Employed, Er = Employer, and Ne = Neither Employer nor Employed. The 9th column shows the place of birth, and may include an abbreviation such as N.B.S. = Naturalised British Subject, or M.E.N.T. = Mile End New Town. The 10th column is to be used to show any disabilities such as DB = Deaf and Blind, d&d = Deaf and Dumb, Imb = Imbecile, Lfc = Lame from childhood, P = Paralyzed, PB = Partially Blind.
You may notice that in some places I'll list the place of birth as for example London, Stepney, whilst elsewhere I'll list it as Stepney, London. That's not me being erratic, I'm simply listing the information exactly as it is in the census microfiches.
I'll add annotations below the tables where more explanation is required.
This is not yet complete, you'll have to bear with me as its going to take some time to do the whole lot.
