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GC-019: Do the Census Records Include More Information Than Just Names?

GC-019: Do the Census Records Include More Information Than Just Names?

FromAncestral Findings


GC-019: Do the Census Records Include More Information Than Just Names?

FromAncestral Findings

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Length:
2 minutes
Released:
May 2, 2019
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Podcast episode

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Yes, they do, but it depends on the census. The 1840 census, for example, includes a column that lets you know whether the head of the household was a Revolutionary War veteran. This can be helpful for confirming Revolutionary service for lineage society applications. Ages begin to be listed in the 1850 census. Relationships to the head of household, year of immigration to the United States (if applicable), whether naturalized or not, the birthplace of the parents of everyone listed, and whether they own or rent a house or farm are listed on the 1880 census. The 1900 census gives month and day of birth of every person and also lists how many children a woman has had and how many of them are living, as well as listing how long-married people have been married, and what number of marriage it is for them. In the 1940 census, you can find out how much schooling each listed person completed as of the taking of the census. Occupations of each person are generally listed from the 1880 census onward. Other census records include things like whether a person had a physical or mental handicap, whether they could read or write, how many weeks they had worked and been out of work that year, how much their property was worth, and even the name of the street they lived on. Listen via: https://ancestralfindings.com/itunes   https://ancestralfindings.com/youtube  - Weekly Giveaways: https://ancestralfindings.com/drawing  - Free eBooks: https://ancestralfindings.com/ebooks  - Hard To Find Surnames: https://ancestralfindings.com/surnames  - Send me some mail: https://ancestralfindings.com/mail 
Released:
May 2, 2019
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