1891 & 1901 Census left hand column "W" *COMPLETED*

[wendz]

Hi everyone,

Please forgive me if this has been covered before (I did try a search but didn't find anything) I have been asked if I knew why the Welsh census 1891 & 1901 often have the letter 'W' written in the far left hand column, the schedule number column, and what does this stand for? There are already columns for marital status and language. It does seem synonymous to the Welsh census returns I've looked at. It's not every household either? Can anyone enlighten me please?

Thank you so much x

[Gadget]

Far right hand column is for language spoken - some  say English, some say Welsh and some say both.   

W = Welsh


Gadget

Add - snip

[Gadget]

I see you said left hand col  (sorry  )-did you mean right? There's nothing unusual in left hand column 

[wendz]

Yes I meant the left hand column where the schedule number is written, I'll attach a snip of one 

[Gadget]

I've not seen a W in that column in any of the Welsh pages that I've looked at. Was it one particular area?

If it was, maybe the enumerator filled the W in on the wrong side.  Otherwise, I'm not sure/don't know. Does the W correspond to a W or Welsh in the right hand column?


Gadget

Add - the schedule number is just the number of the household schedule that the householder fills in and the enumerator then enters them in his book; the pages of which are the ones we see (except the 1911)

[wendz]

It seems to be in North Wales and many have the "W" on them, if I look at the totals sheet they often give a number then a number that are marked "W"
Yes I did know these are filled out by the enumerator who collates the schedules from each household (shame they aren't available!! )
The snip I posted was just a random one I picked as an example.

[Gadget]

Hi again

Can you give me a ref to one of the pieces or a parish, please, so I can look. Most of my research has been in North Wales as I don't have any ancestors from the South and am puzzled why I've not noticed them before.

Gadget

[EmyrBorth]

Hi
It denotes that the householder had filled in a Welsh form. So there are thousands of examples in the mainly Welsh speaking areas. Apparently not enough Welsh forms were printed or there would have been more examples.
Emyr

[Gadget]

That makes sense, Emyr - thanks.

I've just found an example in a Llangollen piece