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Teaching using the 1901 Census. Mike Cosgrave. History, University College Cork May 2001. 1901 Census. 3 forms Individuals on family sheets Street or Townland summaries Buildings. 1901 Census. Data entry skills & error trapping. Demonstrate issues in original source.
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Teaching using the 1901 Census Mike Cosgrave History, University College Cork May 2001
1901 Census • 3 forms • Individuals on family sheets • Street or Townland summaries • Buildings
Interrogate the data Age difference Age at menarche Birth intervals Probable marriage ages
Data mine for patterns Distribution of houses by class of house (vertical axis) along a street (horizontal axis) Number of servants in each house
Integrate with other data Newspaper BDM notices Church records School records Civil Registration IPUMS data sets for US
XML Markup of Text Branigan - At his residence, Innoshannon, Patrick Branigan, R.I.C. Funeral this day (Friday) at 3.30 pm for Innoshannon Churchyard Cork Examiner Friday Sept 27 1901
Working with primary data Collaborating Using ‘industry standard’ software Improving numeracy Learning to think in systems terms Analysing systems Getting a taste of current technologies like XML, UML Benefits