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Specified illness on census as "Evil"?
« on: Thursday 17 April 14 19:50 BST (UK) »
I'm not sure where to put this, but I have found something very unusual on a census return...

On the Ireland 1901 Census, a member of the family has been classed as 'Evil' in the Specified Illness column. Can anyone help with the meaning of this?

It does say beneath to 'See Form C' which I presume would have been attached to the original census, but this form isn't available to me.

Any ideas anyone?!
Ellis, Tinsley, Chesters, Heath, Mitchell in Staffordshire.
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Re: Specified illness on census as "Evil"?
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 17 April 14 19:57 BST (UK) »
I want to say schizophrenia, which used to be thought to be someone possessed by evil spirits

Form C is 'sick at home'

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Re: Specified illness on census as "Evil"?
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 17 April 14 21:50 BST (UK) »
Quote from: samanthamaddie on Thursday 17 April 14 19:50 BST (UK)
I'm not sure where to put this, but I have found something very unusual on a census return...

On the Ireland 1901 Census, a member of the family has been classed as 'Evil' in the Specified Illness column. Can anyone help with the meaning of this?

It does say beneath to 'See Form C' which I presume would have been attached to the original census, but this form isn't available to me.

Any ideas anyone?!

Scrofula, a tuberculous swelling of the lymph glands, was known as "King's Evil" because it could supposedly be cured by the King's touch.
Campbell, McDonald, Sprague, Dunsmore, Altgelt, Paterson, Gordon, Rennie, Gorrie, Myles, Forbes, Stewart, Robertson,  Scott, McEwan, MacCallum, McLagan, Perth, Dull, Lanark, Airdrie, Campbeltown, Saddell, Kessington, Cochno, Milngavie, Rutherglen, Kilsyth, Dundee, Killin, Ferryport-on-Craig, Kirkintilloch, Ohio, New York, Inverness-shire, Blair Atholl, Mathie
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