Not really that early IPA

In response to my posts about early IPA, Gary Gillman pointed me at some analyses made by the Lancet in 1862.

They show some surprisingly strong examples. But there's some room for interpretation, as they don't include a full set of numbers - OG, FG and ABV, rate of attenuation. And it's not clear (at least to me) what one of the columns is.

It's headed "Absolute Alcohol" with a note saying "Specific gravity 793.9". Does it mean ABV or ABW? I'm not sure myself. Any help would be welcome. Here's what the table looks like:

To try to work out which it is, I've filled in the missing numbers. The first time assuming ABV:

Lancet beers in 1862 assuming ABV
Brewer	Beer	Style	package	OG	FG	ABV	atten-uation
Allsopp	Mild Ale	Mild	draught	1063.6	1024.7	5.02	61.16%
Allsopp	Pale Ale	IPA	draught	1055.7	1008.6	6.15	84.55%
Allsopp	Pale Ale	IPA	bottled	1059.7	1009.3	6.59	84.42%
Allsopp	Pale Ale	IPA	bottled	1072.9	1008.6	8.46	88.19%
Allsopp	Pale Ale	IPA	draught	1058.3	1007	6.72	87.99%
Bass	Pale Ale	IPA	bottled	1057.3	1014.3	5.59	75.04%
Bass	Pale Ale	IPA	bottled	1058.8	1017.2	5.40	70.75%
Bass	Pale Ale	IPA	bottled	1059.0	1016.9	5.46	71.33%
Bass	Pale Ale	IPA	bottled	1053.2	1012.4	5.31	76.69%
Bass	Pale Ale	IPA	bottled	1056.8	1015.6	5.35	72.54%
Garton	Pale Ale	IPA	draught	1042	1011.6	3.94	72.38%
Fowler	Prestonpans Beer	Ale	draught	1039.3	1010	3.80	74.55%
Fowler	Pale Ale	IPA	draught	1047.7	1008.1	5.16	83.02%
Fowler	Twelve-Guinea Ale	Scotch Ale	draught	1141.6	1068	9.52	51.96%
Richardson, Sanders	Pale Stout	Pale Stout	draught	1066.6	1015.8	6.62	76.28%
Salt	Burton Ale	Barley Wine	draught	1082.6	1012	9.30	85.47%
Salt	Burton Ale	Barley Wine	draught	1093.8	1021	9.56	77.61%
Salt	Burton Ale	Barley Wine	draught	1104.4	1034	9.18	67.42%
Salt	Pale Ale	IPA	draught	1066.8	1007.7	7.76	88.46%
Source:
The Lancet, Volume 83, December 6th 1862, page 631.

On that basis, all the Bass Pale Ales look to have too low an OG. Other analyses show it consistently around 1065º. But the FGs also also look way too high. 

Assuming ABW makes the Bass OGs look more as expected. But a couple of the Pale Ales look ridiculously strong, around 10% ABV. Way higher than any others I've seen. It also gives Fowlers 12-Guinea Ale an OG of 1159. Though, knowing the ridiculous gravities Scottish beers sometimes had, that doesn't seem impossible.

Lancet beers in 1862 assuming ABW
Brewer	Beer	Style	package	OG	FG	ABV	atten-uation
Allsopp	Mild Ale	Mild	draught	1073.1	1024.7	6.28	66.21%
Allsopp	Pale Ale	IPA	draught	1067.1	1008.6	7.68	87.18%
Allsopp	Pale Ale	IPA	bottled	1059.7	1009.3	6.59	84.42%
Allsopp	Pale Ale	IPA	bottled	1088.4	1008.6	10.58	90.27%
Allsopp	Pale Ale	IPA	draught	1070.8	1007	8.41	90.11%
Bass	Pale Ale	IPA	bottled	1067.8	1014.3	6.99	78.91%
Bass	Pale Ale	IPA	bottled	1069.0	1017.2	6.75	75.07%
Bass	Pale Ale	IPA	bottled	1069.2	1016.9	6.82	75.58%
Bass	Pale Ale	IPA	bottled	1063.2	1012.4	6.64	80.38%
Bass	Pale Ale	IPA	bottled	1066.9	1015.6	6.69	76.68%
Garton	Pale Ale	IPA	draught	1049.5	1011.6	4.93	76.57%
Fowler	Prestonpans Beer	Ale	draught	1046.5	1010	4.75	78.49%
Fowler	Pale Ale	IPA	draught	1057.4	1008.1	6.45	85.89%
Fowler	Twelve-Guinea Ale	Scotch Ale	draught	1159.0	1068	11.90	57.23%
Richardson, Sanders	Pale Stout	Pale Stout	draught	1066.6	1015.8	6.62	76.28%
Salt	Burton Ale	Barley Wine	draught	1099.5	1012	11.62	87.94%
Salt	Burton Ale	Barley Wine	draught	1111.2	1021	11.95	81.12%
Salt	Burton Ale	Barley Wine	draught	1121.2	1034	11.48	71.95%
Salt	Pale Ale	IPA	draught	1081.1	1007.7	9.70	90.50%
Source:
The Lancet, Volume 83, December 6th 1862, page 631.

Any ideas? I'm just confused.