1850 Census Column Headings


Line: Line number each individual appears on. Each page has 42 lines
Dw: Dwelling-houses numbered in order of visitation
Fam: Families numbered in the order of visitation
Last Name/First Name: The Name of every Person whose usual place of abode on the first day of June, 1850, was in this family
Age: Age of individual
Sex
: Gender of individual
Color: Color of individual: White, Black or Mulatto
Occupation: Profession, Occupation or Trade of each Male Person over 15 years of age
Value of Real Estate: Value of Real Estate owned
Place Born: Place of Birth. Naming the State, Territory or Country
Married Within Year: Individuals married within last year
Attended School: Attended School within the year
Cannot Read or Write: Persons over 20 y'rs of age who cannot read & write
Affliction: Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict