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E... — Distinctly Capable. — A mind quick in perception and in reasoning 



rightly about the perceived. 

 F. — Very Able. — Quite exceptionally able intellectually, as evidenced either 



by the person's career or by consensus of opinion of acquaintances. 

 During a part of the investigation E, and E 2 were classed together as E, but 



a large number of D, E and E, F entries (i.e. 'Betwixt' entries) occurring, 



this category of E was divided as above into Ej and E.,. 



(6) Temper under the categories : Sullen Temper, Quick Temper, Even Temper, 

 Weak Temper (not ' even,' but weak good nature). 



(7) Temperament — under three divisions (a) Reserved, Expressive or Betwixt ; 

 (b) Sympathetic, Callous or Betwixt ; (c) Excitable, Calm or Betwixt. 



(8) Success in Life under the categories : Marked Success : An individual who is 

 not only marked above his family, but above his fellow citizens for achievement in 

 life. One who has made a name which would find a place in the Dictionary of 

 National Biography. Prosperous Career: An individual who has advanced beyond his 

 family level but not necessarily marked among his fellow men. An active successful 

 life or career. Average Career: An individual who has not fallen below the family 

 standard of life, whether in profession, trade or craft. Difficult Career : An individual 

 who has found it difficult to maintain the previous family standard. One who has had 

 a struggling and unprosperous career. Failure : An individual who has more or less 

 failed in life ; a bankrupt, or ne'er-do-well ; this letter (F.) may be used to cover the 

 black sheep of a family. 



Considerable care was taken in distributing the schedules* among those likely to 

 be interested in the investigation and having a sense of responsibility for the frank- 

 ness and fullness of the information provided. A considerable number of schedules 

 were returned to the recorders for corrections or additions which were at once 

 supplied. In less than two per cent, of cases was it needful to reject a schedule 

 as untrustworthy, or so incomplete as to be useless. Each Family Record contains on 

 the average particulars of about 40 individuals and, as it is hoped to raise the total 

 number of records from the present 300 to 1000, we shall then possess an account of 

 a fairly random sample of the general population of about 40,000 persons. 



3. The various types of cousinship distinguished in the schedules are : 

 (^4) Cousins are sons of two brothers. (B) Cousins are sons of two sisters. (C) 

 Cousins are sons of a brother and a sister. (D) Cousins are daughters of two brothers. 

 (E) Cousins are daughters of two sisters. (F) Cousins are daughters of a brother 

 and sister. (G) Cousins are son and daughter of two brothers. (H) Cousins are son 

 and daughter of two sisters. (/) One cousin is daughter of a brother, the other is son 

 of a sister. (K) One cousin is daughter of a sister, the other is son of a brother. 



* They provided for information with regard to four generations in the direct line, and three 

 generations of collaterals. 



