1911 Codes
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Census Schedule Headings
Census Schedule Heading Information
Numbered in the origin of the visitation
Institution Type
Column 1: Dwelling House
Column 2: Family household of habitation
Residence and Personal Description
Column 3: Name of each person in the family
Column 4: Place of habitation
Column 5: Sex
Column 6: Relationship to head
Column 7: Marital Status
Column 8: Month of Birth
Column 9: Year of Birth
Column 10: Age at last birthday
Citizenship, Nationality and Religion
Column 11: Country or place of Birth
Column 12: Year of Immigration to Canada
Column 13: Year of naturalization if formerly an alien
Column 14: Racial or tribal origin
Column 15: Nationality
Column 16: Religion
Profession, Occupation, Trade or Means of Living
Column 17: Chief occupation or trade enumerator's entry
Column 17: Chief occupation or trade coded
Column 17: Occupation: 1
Column 17: Occupation: 2
Column 17: Occupation: 3
Column 18: Employment other than chief occupation enumerator's entry
Column 19: Employer
Column 20: Employee
Column 21: Working on own account
Wage-Earner
Column 22: Where person is employed enumerator's entry
Column 22: Where person is employed coded
Column 23: Weeks Employed in 1910 at Chief Occupation
Column 24: Weeks Employed in 1910 at Other Occupations
Column 25: Hours Working on Chief Occupation
Column 26: Hours Working Other Occupations
Column 27: Earnings at chief occupation
Column 28: Earnings at Other Occupations
Column 29: Wages per hour
Insurance Held at Date
Column 30: Life insurance
Column 31: Accident or Sickness Insurance
Column 32: Cost of Insurance
Education and Language
Column 33: Months at school in 1910
Column 34: Can read
Column 35: Can write
Column 36: Language Commonly Spoken field 1
Column 36: Language Commonly Spoken field 2
Column 36: Language Commonly Spoken field 3
Column 37: Cost of education
Column 38: Blind
Column 39: Deaf and Dumb
Column 40: Crazy or Lunatic
Column 41: Idiotic or Silly