Wallace, Charles. “Census Entry for Crew of HMS Beagle 1861.” Https://Www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/, https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/RG9-1085-Census-entry-for-crew-of-HMS-Beagle-1861-720x424-1.png.

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Wallace, Charles. “Census Entry for Crew of HMS Beagle 1861.” Https://Www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/, https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/RG9-1085-Census-entry-for-crew-of-HMS-Beagle-1861-720x424-1.png.
Timestamp
10/25/2021 3:53:16
URL for full object
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/RG9-1085-Census-entry-for-crew-of-HMS-Beagle-1861-720x424-1.png
Citation for full object
Wallace, Charles. “Census Entry for Crew of HMS Beagle 1861.” Https://Www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/, https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/RG9-1085-Census-entry-for-crew-of-HMS-Beagle-1861-720x424-1.png.
Filename in shared drive folder
es5045_archival_document_2
General description of the complete original artifact
List of crew and others on board of Her Majesty’s Ship Beagle on the night of Sunday, April 7th, 1861. The form includes fields for the full names, condition, age of, place of birth and whether they are deaf-and dumb or blind of the people on board. The form contains specific instructions on what to write in the respective records. For example, the “WHERE BORN” field specifically outlines how to classify and record if born the homeland, a colony, or foreign parts. The words “Form A.” are displayed at the top of the document indicating there are different types of forms requiring different information for the same ship. This document has a clause at the bottom specifying its validity once signed indicating it is of importance for the issuers. This specific document only contains 15 fields also indicating that it is meant for ships with a small capacity.
Estimated number of records in data set
10
Estimated number of fields if this were a database
6
Estimated time to digitize all records in set (hours)
3 hours
Time period when data was created
19th century, April 7th, 1861
Organization creating data
The General Register Office of the English government
Individual who created data (if known or guessable).
Charles Wallace Prepared under the direction of one of her majesty’s principal secretaries of state.
Shortcomings of this taxonomy for data set (if any)
A shortcoming in the organization of this data is the lack of a field to quickly identify how many people are on board of this ship. There are two number “5s” written in under the age of field to indicate 5 males and 5 females on board. It was essential enough to write down so an added field could be useful. There is also a lack of consistency in the recording of males and females with a rogue male entry in the female section. This could be because the male is 10 years of age indicating it is a child.
Notes about the image you chose
The aforementioned “5s” at the bottom of the document are written in red ink a different color than the records on the document. This could be because a different person wrote it down to have the final head count of the people on board. There are also red, blue, and black marks around certain records. Most of these marks do not seem to indicate anything but a blue checkmark and a record marked out by a blue line do have a purpose. This checkmark can be confirmation from the issuers that this person was on board. The document is also damaged in the upper left-hand corner. There doesn’t seem to be vital information missing due to this damage. This specific document seems to have been originally filled out by the same person, Charles Wallace the signatory. Charles Wallace is the Chief Boatman in Charge and is responsible for the information on the document.