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Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 5,549 Send Message	Luciacw	Report	14 Oct 2004 13:53
	On 1901 census an ancestor is listed as a Butcher 20/1. What does the 20/1 part mean? thank you for your help Lucia
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 3,439 Send Message	Geoff	Report	14 Oct 2004 14:05
	You often get words/figures on census sheets which have clearly been added afterwards, perhaps part of the "totting up" procedure. Perhaps this is what you (or transcriber) are seeing.
Member Since: September 2003 Posts: 1,344 Send Message	Anne	Report	14 Oct 2004 14:11
	I think that it was a way of coding occupations when the clerks were doing the adding up. I think I've seen a list of what the numbers mean but can't remember where. Anne
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 5,549 Send Message	Luciacw	Report	14 Oct 2004 14:16
	thanks Anne and Geoff
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 3,439 Send Message	Geoff	Report	14 Oct 2004 15:12
	It looks like Anne is right - I've just checked some of my 1891 images. All of the men working in a foundry seem to have "O 21/8" after their occupation while a shoemaker has "13" (or 1B).