What column(s) would you have on the census in your dreams?

[snuttall]

Just a bit of fun really... what extra column(s) would be on the 1841-1911 censuses in your dreams to make your research easier/more interesting?

Personally I'd plump for a 'Son/daughter of' column (I know they'd probably have baulked at it at the time but this is fantasy so anything goes!)

Or another I'd find interesting would be Place of Work (in addition to occupation)

[panda40]

A photo of each individual named and their BMD registration index cross referenced. I live in hope
Regards panda

[CaroleW]

Actual county of birth if born in Ireland/Scotland/Wales and enumerated in England

[Rishile]

Actual county of birth if born in Ireland/Scotland/Wales and enumerated in England

Or the address of their birth 

Rishile

[LizzieW]

Personally I'd plump for a 'Son/daughter of' column (I know they'd probably have baulked at it at the time but this is fantasy so anything goes!)

That would be most helpful to me and would break down my brickwall if, of course, it had been filled in correctly.

[majm]

"Aspirations in 25 words or less"

So their personal 'voice' can be heard even by us in the 21st century.


Cheers,  JM

[wb54]

  hello,      what i would have in the 1911 census,because of the space and its one family.
                 
                the names and dates of children who had died.  why? i think the child who has
                died between the 10 years should be remembered. it only in 1911 that you
                find they had more children.  afew times i found there was two john's in the
                family.

                if it was easy, would we be doing this ?

                    billy.
               
               

[[Ray]]

I'd love a column on all documents which says . . . . .

"Related to you"

 

[clayton bradley]

The church they followed. I'm following Smiths in the areas round Accrington at the moment, Great Harwood, Rishton, Clayton le Moors, Ribchester and it would be so much simpler to be certain that a particular John Smith was Catholic or Anglican, cb