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Member Since: September 2006 Posts: 92 Send Message	Shelly	Report	27 Nov 2006 14:26
	hi all does anyone know what a tick or a slash means in the disabilities column on a census form? regards michelle
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	27 Nov 2006 14:29
	means the enumerator ticked each item when he was later compiling his records, any disabilty would be named if there was one
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: September 2006 Posts: 92 Send Message	Shelly	Report	27 Nov 2006 14:32
	thanks. i was just wondering as not everyone on the form has it and some have both a tick and a slash in that column. michelle
Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 2,586 Send Message	Richard in Perth	Report	27 Nov 2006 14:39
	Second thread on this subject tonight! Were those with ticks against them born out of the county, perhaps?