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D in the gender column

Cindy Shipley
Cindy Shipley ✭
November 17, 2019 edited November 25, 2019 in Social Groups
D in the gender column

I'm indexing 1936 Danish census records. This one is very clear and easy to read. But in the gender column, two people, who by their names I might guess would be women, are listed as D, not M or K. I'm going to put BLANK in the indexed record, but wondered if anybody could give me more information about this.

 

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  • cjlien1.537965285540562E12
    cjlien1.537965285540562E12 ✭
    November 17, 2019

    Would it make sense if it was (D)itto ???

    Don't know if that makes sense when the writer was Danish but when I try to translate "ditto" to Danish I just get "ditto".

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  • cjlien1.537965285540562E12
    cjlien1.537965285540562E12 ✭
    November 17, 2019

    Admittedly using D for ditto rather than a single letter M or K would not be a time saver...

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  • Cindy Shipley
    Cindy Shipley ✭
    November 17, 2019

    no. The recorder has written solid M or K before and after these two gals and in places where he's wants a ditto he uses ditto marks.

     

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  • KeHe1952
    KeHe1952 ✭
    November 24, 2019

    Datter = Daughter?

     

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  • jmartinekenes
    jmartinekenes ✭✭
    November 25, 2019

    "D" for Dame (meaning Lady), a higher civil status. My best guess.

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