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Census 1845

[Description of fields]

Identification number:

Unique identifier.

Entry number:

The source entry number given to each unit transcribed by the volunteers. Normally a parish. This number is used for identifying the geographical area.

Year:

The year of the census.

Record number:

In each entry the unique record number.

Source reference:

Reference to the source used for the transcription. The quality of the information varies greatly.

Place name:

Name of locality within the specific census unit.

Household number:

The unique identifier for each household. It is unique across the whole census.

Title:

Additional information on the address.

Families in house:

Number of families in each farm or house.

Name:

Name of the person.

Gender:

Gender of the person.

Age:

Age is not the age you have but the next age, e.g. you are 25 then you will be stated as 26. New born should have the age: 1.

Marital status:

Marital status.

Birthplace:

Name of town or parish where the person was born.

Position in the household:

Position in household in relation to the head of household.

Occupation:

Occupation as stated in the census in Danish.

Comments:

Comments from the census taker or from the volunteer during the transcription.

Geographic code:

Geographical reference. Refers to the tables 'administrative types, parish, counties, districts and regions.'

Urban:

Code for urban or rural type.

Nationality:

Nationality. Here da=Danish.

[Description of geography fields]

Geographic code:

The same as the geographic code in the census.

Type of unit:

Code for administrative unit: parish, town, ...

County:

Code for the county. Refers to the table counties.

District:

Code for district. Links to the table districts.

Region:

Name of region in Denmark.

Urban:

Rural or urban.

Entry number:

Entry number. Links to the census.