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Member Since: September 2005 Posts: 89 Send Message	Angela	Report	25 Feb 2007 17:22
	Hi I have found a thread regarding the above put on the board 1/9/05 which gives the meaning for various letters entered under the marital status column on the census form - which is very useful. I have come across 'Un' or U - which is not on the list - and I was wondering if it stood for Unmarried or Unknown - presumably it would be an S if the person was not married so am I correct in assuming it means unknown? Many thanks in advance for any replies. Angela
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 3,257 Send Message	TOR	Report	25 Feb 2007 17:24
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 3,257 Send Message	Angela that's the way I've always read it. Sometimes it turns out the person was single but have had the occassion widow/er with U next to them. T.O.R. ;o))
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 9,259 Send Message	Porkie_Pie	Report	25 Feb 2007 17:28
	Un or U on the census normaly means unmarried also seen it down as Unm for unmarried from 1871 census WI = wife DA = daughter GD = granddaughter GS = grandson HD = head Lgr = lodger M = married U = unmarried NP = nephew NC = niece SCH = scholar Sis = sister SO = son SV or Ser = servant SL or SOLW = son-in-law (this could mean stepson, or something different than the modern day usage) AG LAB = agricultural laborer FRMR = farmer Roy