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Column headings, Hovedliste, 1865 Census

1. Special-Listens No.

1. Number in the Specialliste, i.e., a cross-reference to the Specialliste.

2. Matrikulens Løbe-No.

2. The Matrikkel number, i.e., the property tax number of a farm or house.

3. Gaardens eller Stedets Navn

3. Name of the farm or place

4. Beboede Huses Antal

4. Number of inhabited buildings

5. Husholdningernes Antal

5. The number of persons in the household

6. Samlet Folketal

6. Total number of persons living on the farm

Column headings, Specialliste, 1865 Census

1. Gaardens eller Stedets Navn, Matrikul LøbeNo.

1. Name of the farm or place, the Matrikkel number, i.e., the property tax number of a farm or house.

2. Beboede Huse

2. Number of inhabited dwellings

3. Husholdninger

3. Number of households

4. Personernes Navne (Fornavn og Binavn)

4. The persons' names (First name and patronymic name)

5. Hvad Enhver er i Familien, saasom Husfader, Kone, Søn, Datter, Forældre, Tjenestetyende eller Logerende, samt Enhvers Stand eller Næringsvei

5. The status of each family-member, for instance Husband, Wife, Son, Daughter, Servant or Lodger, and each person's position or occupation

6. Ugift, Gift, Enkemand, Enke eller Fraskilt (som saadanne anføres Fraskilte med hensyn til Bord og Seng)

6. Single, Married, Widower, Widow or Divorced (the latter if they no longer share table and bed)

7. Alder, det løbende Aldersaar iberegnet

7. Age as of the next upcoming birthday

8. Fødested, nemlig Kjøbstadens eller Ladestedets, og i Landdistrikterne: Præstegjeldets eller Amtets Navn. Forsaavidt Nogen er født i Udlandet, anføres Landet

8. Place of birth, be it a city or a seaport town, anf for rural areas: the name of the parish or County. In the case of persons born abroad, the name of the Country

9. Troesbekjennelse, Forsaavidt Nogen ikke betjender sig til Statskirken

9. Religious affiliation in the event a person is not a mnember of the State Church

10. Sindssvag, Døvstum eller Blind. Er Nogen sindssvaag, da skriv om han (hun) har været dette fra de første Barneaar eller ikke. Som Blind anføres den, der ikke har Gangsyn.

10. Mentally ill, Deafmute or Blind. If someone is mentally ill, then note if he (she) has been so since the first year of life or not. By Blind is mean a person who does not have sufficient eyesight to walk.

11. Samlet Folketal for hvert Matrikul-No.

11. Total number of persons at each Matrikkel Number

12. Kreaturhold den 31te December 1865

12. Farm animals as of December 31st, 1865

Heste = Horses
Stort Kvæg = Cows and bulls
Faar = Sheep
Gjeder = Goats
Svin = Pigs
Rensdyr = Reindeer

13. Udsæd i året 1865

Harvest in the year 1865

Hvede = Wheat
Rug = Rye
Byg = Barley
Blandkorn = Mixture
Havre = Oats
Erter = Peas
Poteter = Potatoes

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