2. Relationship (to the head or other member of the household)
Questions 1 and 2 Name and Relationship
72. Ask, "Who stayed here on census night?"
73. It is important that you list the names in a set order so that you have a clear picture of the household from the very beginning.
74. List members of the household by family.
Start with the head and his wife and unmarried children, beginning with the eldest and working down to the youngest. If a man has more than one wife and if all live and eat together, list each wife and her unmarried children in turn. (If they live and eat separately, treat each wife as having a separate household and include the husband according to where he stayed on census night.)
Then enter married children and their spouses and children who spent census night with the household.
Then list other relatives and their wives and children who were in the household on census night.
Finally list those who are not related to the head or anyone else who spent census night with the household.
75. Very young children are sometimes forgotten, so pay particular attention to getting all babies counted. If the infant has no name, write "Baby of - " and enter the mother's person number.
76. Remember to enquire about and to include night workers, bed ridden persons and those temporarily away from the household for such purposes as getting water or firewood or visiting a trading centre, school or hospital.
77. When you have written the names of all who were in the household on census night read
"Is that correct?"
If not, correct the list. Then ask,
"Was there anyone else here on census night?"
If there was, include them.
Then look about you. If you see infants or children whose mothers are included, or very old or infirm people, ask further questions to discover if they were with the household on census night. You must be sure that everyone who was present on that night is included.
78. We do not require the person's full name. It will be enough for the purposes of the census to record the name by which the person is known so that he or she may be identified by supervisors and others checking your work.
79. At the same time as you write names on line 1, enter the relationship on line 2.
80. Write "head" under the name of the head of the household. Then write the relationship of each person to the head or to his/her parents if they were present, or show relationship husband/wife.
81. Relate children to their parents, if present; and husbands and wives, if present. In other cases relate persons to the head of the household.
82. Since every person will be entered under the number at the top of the column his/her relationship may easily be written as "Wife of 1", "Son of 1 and 2", "Daughter of 4" and so on.
83. When a man and woman live together, although not married, you should treat them as man and wife if they regard themselves as such.
84. The following relationships will cover all the cases with which the census is concerned:
Son (S) Daughter (D)
Mother Father
Brother Sister
For other relatives write "Relative". If the person is a visitor write "Visitor". If the person is in none of these categories write "Other". For persons in institutions it will be sufficient to write "Patient", "Prisoner" or as the case may be.
85. Where several persons who are not related are living in a household, name one as head and describe the rest as "Other".