Why is some of the information crossed out on the original census page?
Information was sometimes crossed out by an enumerator where he had made an error. As far as possible the crossed out information will have been transcribed in full. Information was sometimes crossed out by a Registrar or Superintendent Registrar where he felt that the enumerator had completed the relevant item incorrectly. Again, the crossed out information will have been transcribed in full where possible. Information often appears to have been crossed out but these are check marks made by clerks at the General Register Office in the process of abstracting information for statistical purposes. The AGE and OCCUPATION columns are particularly prone to these check marks. Also each OCCUPATION was categorised for statistical purposes and the categories into which each OCCUPATION was placed were added (usually in abbreviated form) next to the original information.
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