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Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 7,141 Send Message	Easter Bunny	Report	30 Nov 2007 19:29
	what does this mean on ancestry and what do you do with the numbers on same ?. can anyone enlighten me please? many thanks,Paula.
Member Since: October 2003 Posts: 6,033 Send Message	Huia	Report	30 Nov 2007 19:32
	ED is Enumeration District (for a census) Institution could be hospital, school, prison etc Vessel is a ship. As I dont use Ancestry I cant tell you how to use it, sorry. Huia.
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Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 7,141 Send Message	Easter Bunny	Report	30 Nov 2007 19:45
	thanks Huia,this has puzzled me for a long time.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 20,615 Send Message	Heather	Report	30 Nov 2007 23:48
	To be honest Bunny, I shouldnt worry about them. Its just a standardised census form - it doesnt mean your ancestors were on a ship or in an institution (unless they were of course!) it is not something you will really ever use. (I expect the purists will jump on me now - LOL)