Census Tips Continued…
1860 They asked for property value. Who knows how accurate that is! They probably didn’t like the tax man then either. 1870 They asked if parents were of foreign birth. If a person was born or married within the year, the month was given. 1880 First census to ask each person where their parents were […]
Census Tips…
1790 Especially in the earlier censuses look at who the neighbors are. You may find other relatives. People probably didn’t travel very far to find a spouse. Only the head of the household was named though. 1800 The census breaks down the family into more age groups. Sometimes the list was put in alphabetical order […]