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         The details provided on the England, Wales, Isle of Man,
& Channel Isles census returns are as follows:

The 1851 to 1901 census should contain the following:

For each family member on the return (Also neighbours on same return)

Christian and Surname
Age
Sex
Relationship to the Head of the family (Wife, Son, Daughter, Servant, Maid, etc;)
Married, Unmarried, Widowed,
Occupation or Profession
Where born (Usually the County and District)
Name of Road, Street, etc; and number of house (sometimes the house number was not entered)
The number of rooms occupied, if more than one  (sometimes not entered)
Parish, Ecclesiastical District, City or Borough, Ward, Town, Village.
Whether an Employer, Employed, Neither, or Independent Means (1891-1901)
Whether Blind, Deaf, Dumb, (1851-61) also Imbecile, Lunatic, Idiot (1871-1901)

The 1841 census should contain the following:

For each family member on the return (Also neighbours on same return)

Christian and Surname
Age - Adults ages should have been rounded to the nearest 5 yrs - this was not strictly followed
Sex
Occupation or Profession
Place (Street, Road etc;) not always entered
If born in the same county as the census was taken (Y(es) - N(o)
Whether born in Scotland, Ireland or Foreign Parts (S(cotland), I (reland), FP (Foreigh Parts)

Scottish Transcription 1841

Name: John Donald
Age: 9
Estimated birth year: abt 1832
Gender: Male
Where born: Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Civil parish: Aberdeen North
County: Aberdeenshire
Address: Constitution Street
Parish Number: 168A
ED: 1
Page: 33

Others on Return
Name                     Est. birth Birthplace Civil parish       County              Parish Number
Archibald Donald    abt 1830 Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen North Aberdeenshire 168A
Christian Donald    abt 1834 Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen North Aberdeenshire 168A
Jane Donald           abt 1831 Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen North Aberdeenshire 168A
John Donald           abt 1832 Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen North Aberdeenshire 168A
Margaret Donald    abt 1806 Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen North Aberdeenshire 168A
Margaret Donald    abt 1836 Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen North Aberdeenshire 168A
William Donald       abt 1801 Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen North Aberdeenshire 168A
Margart MacHart    abt 1821 Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen North Aberdeenshire 168A
Mary Reid               abt 1811 Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen North Aberdeenshire 168A

Scottish Transcription 1851 to 1901

You get these details for each family member

Name: Agnes Patrick
Age: 20
Estimated birth year: abt 1831
Relationship: Daughter
Father's name: John
Mother's name: Margaret
Gender: Female
Where born: Ireland
Parish Number: 564
Civil parish: Greenock Middle
Town: Greenock
County: Renfrewshire
Address: Prentice's Land 6 Cowgate
Occupation: Cotton Mill Worker
ED: 54
Page: 2
Household schedule number: 10
Line: 14
Roll: CSSCT1851_119
 

Same details as above for each family member
Household Members: Age
Agnes Patrick             20
Elizabeth Patrick         6
John Patrick                43
Margaret Patrick         40
Mary Patrick               17
Mary Patrick                8
Rachel Patrick            13