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Column headings, Hovedliste, 1875 Census

1. Bydelens (Gadens, Kvarterets, Sognets eller desl.) Navn

1. Name of the area of the city (Street name, block, sub-parish, etc.)

2. Husets Matr.- No.

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

3. Speciallisternes No.

3. The Speciallist Number (i.e., a cross-reference number)

4. Antal beboede Huse

4. Number of inhabited buildings

5. Samlet Folketal (tilstedeværende Personer)

5. The number of persons in the household (not including those who are absent)

Column headings, Specialliste, 1875 Census

1. Husholdninger. Her srives et Ettal for hver særskilt Husholdning: ligeledes et Ettal for hver enslig person. (Logerende der spise Middag ved Familiens bord, regnes ikke som enslige).

1. Households. Enter the number one for each separate household, and the number one for each solitary person who maintains a separate household. (Lodgers who eat dinner at the family table are not to be counted as solitary persons).

2. Personernes No.

2. The Persons' Number

3. Personernes Navne (Fornavn og Tilnavn). (Her opføres: a) alle de, der den 31te Decbr. havde Natteophold i Huset, Tilreisende derunde, indbefattede; b) alle de, der sædvanlig bo i Huset, men vare fraværende den 31te December.

3. The Persons' names (First name and last name). (Here is to be entered: a) all persons who, on December 31st spent the night at the house, including visitors and lodgers; b) all those who usually live in the house, but who were away on December 31st.

4. a) Sædvanlig bosted for dem, der den 31te Decbr. midlertidigt havde Natteophold i Huset. (Stedet betegnes paa samme Maade som i Rubrik 11).

4. a) Ususal place of residence for those, who on December 31st temporarily stayed in the house overnight. (Their usual place of residence is to be entered in the same way as in column 11).

5. I hvilken Etage havde Personerne sin Bolig (Nattopphold?) og (forsaavidt der under samme Husnummer maate høre flere særskilte Bygninger), tillige: i hvilken bygning?

5. On what floor did the person reside, and in the event there are several buildings at the same house number, in what building did the person reside.

6. Kjøn. (Her sættes et Ettal i Vedkommende Rubrik/Mandkjøn/Kvindekjøn)

6. Sex. (Here is to be entered the number one in the appropriate column/Male/Female

7. Hvad Enhver er i Familien (saasom Husfather, Kone, Søn, Datter, Forældre, Tjenestetyende, Logerende, Tilreisende osv.)

7. What each member is in the family: (i.e., Husband, Wife, Son, Daughter, Parents, Servant. Lodger, Visitor, etc.)

8. For Personer over 15 Æar: Om ugift, gift, Enkemand (Enke) eller fraskilt (derunder indbefattede de, der ere fraskilte med Hensyn til Bord or Seng). Betegnes saaledes: ug., g., e., f.

8. For persons above the age of 15: Whether they are single, married, Widower (Widow) or separated (in the case of separated, include those who do not share table and bed). Enter this as follows: ug. = single, g. = married, e. = widower/widow, f. = separated.

9. a) For Personer 15 Aar og derover: Livsstilling (Næringsvei) eller af hvem forsørget? (Se herom den i Rubrik 16 givne forklaring). b) For Personer under 15 Aar, der havde lønnet arbeide, opgives dettes Art.

9. a) For Persons 15 years of age and older: Occupation or by whom they are supported? (See instructions in column 16). b) For Persons under the age of 15 who have an occupation, state the type of work.

10. Fødselsaar

10. Year of birth

11. Fødested. (Byens, Sognets og Præstegjeldets Navn eller, hvis Nogen er født i Udlandet, Stedets og Landets Navn).

11. Place of birth. (Name of City, subparish and parish or, if someone was born abroad, the place name and country).

12. Hvilken Stats Undersaat? (forsaavidt Nogen ikke er norsk Undersaat).

12. Citizenship? (for those who are not Norwegian citizens)

13. Troesbekjendelse. (Forsaavidt Nogen ikke bekjenner sig til den norske Statskirke, anføres her, til hvilken særskilt Troesbekjendelse Enhver henbører).

13. Religious belief. (In the event that a person does not belong to the Norwegian State church, this is noted here, including which religion the person practices).

14. Om Sindssvag? (herunder Vanvittige, Tungsindige, Idioter, Tullinger, Sinker o. desl.) Døvstum? eller Blind? (Som Blind andøres den, der ikke har Gangsyn).

14. Whether Insane? (includes Lunatics, severely depressed/melancholy, Idiots, Fools, Retarded, etc.) Deafmute? or Blind? (As Blind list those whose vision is so impaired that they cannot walk

15. I Tilfelde af Sindsvaghed og Døvstumhed anføres i denne Rubrik, hvorvidt samme er indtraadt før eller efter det fyldte 4de Aar.

15. In the event of Insanity and Deafmuteness make an entry in this Column as to whether this occurred prior to or after the age of 4.

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