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Census, England, Wales, and Scotland 1961
[Schedule]

[Note. This document combines information from the short form (E.90, W.90, and S.90) and the long form (E.10, W.10, and S.10). Questions are common across forms unless otherwise noted.]

Schedule [E.90, W.90, and S.90] - Prescribed by Regulations under the Census Act, 1920, as the form to be used for approximately nine tenths of the population in England (excluding Monmouthshire), Wales (including Monmouthshire), and Scotland, for the purpose of returns in respect of (a) Private Households, and (b) Other persons in respect of whom no other form of schedule is prescribed.

Schedule [E.10, W.10, and S.10] - Prescribed by Regulations under the Census Act, 1920, as the form to be used for approximately one tenth of the population in England (excluding Monmouthshire) , Wales (including Monmouthshire) , and Scotland, for the purpose of returns in respect of (a) Private Households, and (b) Other persons in respect of whom no other form of schedule is prescribed.

For enumerators' use
Census District No. ____
Enumeration District No. ____
Name and postal address of householder or other person responsible for making the return. ________

Before you answer each question, please read carefully the column heading and the notes for that column and the examples on the back of this form.

Please write in ink.

Include in this schedule all persons who are alive at midnight on Sunday, 23rd April, 1961 (Census night), and who spend the night in this household. If anyone who has not been enumerated elsewhere arrives the next day include him or her also.

Part I

A. Write in this column the names and surnames of all the persons to be included before you go on to the other columns (See Note 1).

Babies should be included. If they have not been given a name, write "baby" and the surname.

Name and surname ________

B. Relationship to the head of the household.

e.g. head, wife, son, visitor, visitor's wife, boarder, employee.

Relationship to the head of household ____

C. If this dwelling is the person's usual address, write "here"

If not, write the more usual address in full (See Note 2).

Usual address ________

D. Sex "M" or "F" and age in years at last birthday and completed months since then (See Note 3).

Sex: _
Years ____
Months ____

E. Persons 16 years or over.

Write "single", "married", "widowed", or "divorced" (See note 4). ____

F. All married, widowed, or divorced women.

Write at (i) the total number of children born alive to her in marriage (See note 5).
(i) ____
Were any of these children born after 23rd April 1960? Write "yes" or "no" at (ii).
(ii) ____

G. All married women.

Write at (i) the date of her present marriage.
(i) ____
Has she been married more than once? Write "yes" or "no" at (ii).
If "yes" fill in column H
(ii) ____

H. Widowed or divorced women or women married more than once.

Write at (i) the date of first or only marriage.
It is only answered if part (ii) or question G was "yes".
(i) ____
Write at (ii) the date when that marriage ended (See note 6).
(ii) ____

J. Country of birth

If born in Great Britain, write "England", "Scotland", or "Wales", whichever applies (See note 7).

If born in Ireland, write "Northern Ireland" or "Irish Republic".

If born elsewhere, give the country of birth, e.g. Trinidad, Poland, or write "At Sea".

Country of birth ____

K. For persons not born in Great Britain or Northern Ireland (See note 8).

(a) If a citizen of the Commonwealth state at (i) citizenship. E.g. United Kingdom and Colonies, Indian, Canadian

(b) If a citizen of the U.K. and Colonies state at (ii) whether citizen by birth, descent, naturalisation, registration, marriage, etc.

(c) For other persons state at (i) nationality, e.g. Italian, Polish, Yugoslav.

(i) ____
(ii) ____

X. [This question is only available in the Scotland Census Form]

Gaelic - Write "G" opposite the name of each person, 3 years of age and upwards, who speaks Gaelic only. Write "G and E" opposite the name of each person who speak both Gaelic and English.

(a) If able to speak Gaelic only, write "G".

(b) If able to speak English and Gaelic, write "G and E.

(c) For all children under age three and for persons unable to speak Gaelic, insert a dash (-)

[Language] ____

W. [This question is only available in the Wales Census Form]

(a) If able to speak Welsh only, write "Welsh".

(b) If able to speak English and Welsh, write "Both.

(c) For all children under age three and for persons unable to speak Welsh, insert a dash (-)

[Language] ____

[Questions N and O are only available in the long forms E.10, W.10, or S.10.]

N. For all persons

(i) Was this person's usual address a year ago (i.e. on 23rd April 1960) the same as that indicated in column C? Write "yes" or "no" at (i) ____

(ii) If "yes" state at (ii) how many years ago he (she) moved to that address, (if he (she) has lived there since birth write "birth") See Note 11. ____

(iii) If "no" state at (iii) the full usual address on 23rd April 1960. See Note 2. ____

O. For all persons aged 15 and over

For a person not now perceiving full-time education at school, college, university, etc., write the age at which such education ended. See note 12. ____

L. State how this household occupies its accommodation (house, flat, rooms, etc.) by writing "yes" at (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e), or by giving details at (f). (See note 9).

____ (a) As owner-occupiers (including purchase by mortgage)
____ (b) By renting it with a farm, shop or other business premises
____ (c) By virtue of employment
____ (d) By renting it from the Council or New Town Corporation
____ (e) By renting it from another landlord - furnished or unfurnished
____ (f) In some other way - please give details

M. Has this household the use of the following in the building?

Write "sole use" if used only by this household, or "shared" if shared with another household, or "None" (See note 10).

____ (a) Cold water tap
____ (b) Hot water tap
____ (c) Fixed bath
____ (d) Watercloset (in the building or attached to it)

Information to be given to the enumerator

____ Whether sharing stove and sink in shared dwelling
____ Number of rooms

____Number of persons
____ Males
____ Females

Schedule No. ____

Declaration to be made by the head of the household or other person making the return
I declare that this schedule is correctly filled up to the best of my knowledge and belief
(Signature) ________

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[Examples of completed schedules are omitted.]

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[Parts II and III of the questionnaire are only available in the long forms E.10, W.10, or S.10.]

Part II

[For persons aged 15 and over]

P. Please repeat here the names of all persons aged 15 years or over in the same order as you have written them overleaf.

[Name] ________

Q. Persons with qualifications in science and technology.

See Note 13.

____ (i) Academic and / or professional qualifications held.
____ (ii) The main branch of science or technology in which the qualifications are held.

Fill in one of the sections R, S, or T for every person aged 15 and over.

If in the week ending 22nd April 1961 the person was:
- In employment at any time (including any part-time or casual employment), whether or not actually at work, till in Section R;
- But if the person became unemployed or retired during the week fill in Section S;
- Not in employment but intending to get work, or wholly retired, fill in Section S;
- None of these, fill in Section T. See Note 14.

Section R

For persons who in the week ending 22nd April, 1961, were in employment at any time (including any part-time or casual employment), whether or not actually at work, fill in this section in respect of that employment. If the person became unemployed or retired during the week do not fill in this section, but fill in Section S. See Note 16.

Ra. [Name and business of employer]

State the name and business of the employer, but if self-employed write either "self-employed, employes others" or "self-employed without employees", and also the nature of the business: if a trading name is used give that name as well. See Notes 16, 19, 20, and 23.

[Name and business] ____

Rb. [Occupation]

(i) For the employment given in column (a) given at (i) the precise occupation, showing where appropriate the material worked or dealt in, and for workers at mines whether employed mainly above or below ground. See note 21. ____

(ii) If applicable write at (ii) "Apprentice", "Learner" (only if in skilled craft), "Articled pupil", "Student Apprentice", "Graduate Apprentice", or "Management Trainee". See note 22. ____

Rc. [Work address]

State the full postal address of the place of work. (For transport workers, building workers, dockers, seamen and persons with no regular place of work, see note 24=.
If the work is carried on mainly at home write "at home". For persons employed in this establishment, write "here".

[Work address] ____

Rd. [Full- or part-time]

(i) State at (i) whether this employment was full-time or part-time. See notes 15 and 17. ____

(ii) If part-time state at (ii) the number of hours, excluding meal breaks, worked in this employment during the week ending 22nd April 1961. See Note 15. ____

Re. Males only

If you have written "part-time" in column (d) give details of the last full-time employment, showing at (i) the business of the employer or details of self-employment and at (ii) the occupation.

[Last full-time employment] ____

Section S

For persons who, at the end of the week ending 22nd April 1961, were not in employment but intending to get work or wholly retired, fill in this section in respect of the last full-time employment. See note 18.

Sf. [Out of work or wholly retired]

Write "wholly retired" or "out of work" or if out of work and sick or injured for the whole week, write "out of work sick" (see Note 17).

[Out of work or wholly retired] ____

Sg. [Name and business of last employer]

State the name and business of the last full-time employer but if self-employed write either "self-employed employers others" or "self-employed without employees" and also the nature of the business if a trading name is used give that name as well. See Notes 16, 19, 20, and 23.

[Name and business of last employer] ____

Sh. [Last occupation]

For the employment given in column (Sg) give the precise occupation showing where appropriate the material worked or dealt in, and for workers at mines whether employed mainly above or below ground.

[Last occupation] ____

Section T

For other persons. Write "housewife", "home duties", "at school", "student", etc. as applicable.

[Status] ____

I declare that this schedule and the other _ schedules relating to this establishment is/are correctly filled up to the best of any knowledge and belief. (Signature) ________

Insert _ here the number of additional schedules; if only one schedule is used delete the words in italics. You need sign only the first of a series of schedules.

Information to be given to the enumerator.

____ Type of establishment
____ Number of rooms in a hotel or boarding house

____ Number of persons
____ Males
____ Females

Schedule No. ____