To all -- I did a bit of research and found the following URL http://www.censusindia.net/census2001/history/questions.html The questions asked certainly do not seem to be an infraction of privacy, except possibly No. 16 -- and we all have ancestors who fit into one or more categories. Muriel M. Davidson [email protected] =================================== 1911 CENSUS SCHEDULE 1. Census number painted on the house 2. Serial number of persons enumerated 3. Name 4. Religion (and sect of Christians) 5. Male or Female 6. Married, Unmarried or Widowed 7. Age completed last birthday 8. Caste of Hindu and Jains, tribe or race of those of other religions 9. Occupation or means of subsistence of actual workers : Principal Occupation 10. Occupation or means of subsistence of actual workers : Subsidiary Occupation, if any 11. If dependant, principal occupation or means of subsistence of actual worker on whom dependent 12. District, Province or Country in which born 13. Language ordinarily spoken in the household 14. Literate or Illiterate 15. Whether literate in English 16. If the person be insane or totally blind or suffering from corrosive leprosy or both deaf and dumb from birth, enter as such here TOP --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.483 / Virus Database: 279 - Release Date: 5/19/03