Carter-262 Census Tables Legend

Date: 1790 to 1950
Location: United States

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For my AJ Carter profiles where ancestors are in US Censuses, I have decided to add the Censuses in table form for sake of providing useful information on my ancestors. Because of space concerns, I had to abbreviate most terms. For that very reason, I decided to add a legend. This free space will be linked to all and any ancestors who are in Censuses. Is this silly? Maybe. Maybe not. But I am doing it anyway :)

LEGEND

(sln) = Same Last Name as the person above
BP = Birthplace
- F's BP = Father's Birthplace
- M's BP = Mother's Birthplace
- NOTE: If the location is in the US, it will be the abbreviation of the state.
CW = Class of Worker
- P = Private
- GW = Government work
- UP = Unpaid Family Worker
ES = Employment Status
- Blank if yes
HW = Hours Worked
Inc. = Income
Ind. = Business or Industry
LoF = Live on farm?
IOS = Income from other sources?
MS = Martial Status
- Mar. = Married
- Sing. = Single
- Sep. = Separated
- Div. = Divorced
RtH = Relationship to Head
- Wf. = Wife
- Dau = Daughter
- GF = Grandfather
- GM = Grandmother
- GS = Grandson
- GD = Granddaughter
- U = Uncle
- A = Aunt
- C = Cousin
- MIL = Mother-in-law
- FIL = Father-in-law
  - Stp- = Step- + family relationship
Occ. = Occupation
- Hou. = Housewife
OC = Occupation Category
- Wk. = Working
- Hou. = House
OoR = House owned or rented?
- O = Owned
- R = Rented
PEW = Public Emergency Work
- Blank if no
read = Is the person not capable of reading English?
- Yes if they cannot
SoC = Attended School or College?
SW = Seeking work?
- Blank if yes
WC = Worker Class
WLW= Worked Last Week?
- Blank if yes
write = Is the person not capable of writing in English?
- Yes if they cannot
WW= Weeks Worked within the previous year?