NRS-1281 | 1841 Census: Householders returns and affidavit forms

Illawarra (4/1243A-C). 3 vols.These records comprise Form A - Householders Returns and Form B - Collectors' Affidavits. Form A records county, parish, town or district; name of householder, employer of servants, or person in charge; place of residence and street if in a town. Then follows a series of questions relating to the proprietor of the house, the substance the house was built of, the people residing in the house and how many of them were free. On the other side of the form is a table headed "Numerical return showing the age, sex, religion, occupation, condition and trade and calling, of persons in the said House or Establishment". Form B accompanies Form A. It is an affidavit form signed by the collector that the numbers taken are a true statement of the number and quality of the persons residing in the district. They showing running numbers covered by the returns with which they are filed. They are signed by the collector, the place and date are given and the signature of the Justice of the Peace or Police Magistrate for the area. Port Phillip (4/1244A-C; microfilm copy SR Reels 1419 and 2509). 3 vols. This form records on a single sheet the information noted on Forms A and B described above. Note: This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.