Head of the House
A FAMILY MATTER. It is conceivable that when the Census schedules arrive there may be in some households—particularly those where a widowed mother and her son or sons are living—some discussion as to who is tho head of the house. One of the questions in the householder’s schedule deals with tho relation of others in th e dwelling to th c head of the household. Those filling in the schedule are asked to state whether the persons enumerated in the first question are tho “head,” “wife,’’ “son,” “daughter,” “visitor,” “boarder,” “servant,” etc., as the case may be. In a household in which a mother and a son of twenty-one years of age or over are living each may claim headship. Who is the head is no concern of the Census Department; tho issue is one for the individuals of the household to settle.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 66, 19 March 1936, Page 2
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147Head of the House Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 66, 19 March 1936, Page 2
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