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Strategies for Using U.S. Census: Difference between revisions
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=== SEE CLUES! === | === SEE CLUES! === | ||
There are many clues on a census page that are frequently overlooked. Studying the ages of family members, for example, may spur ideas:<br>• Look for large gaps between children. [There may a missing child or a second marriage.]<br>• Compare the ages of husband and wife. [If one is much older than the other, it may be a clue there was a second marriage.]<br>• Notice how the age of the wife compares with the oldest and the youngest child. [If she was too old or too young, this might be the child of a previous wife.]<br>• Ages and places of birth of the children can be clues to:<br> - Where the parents were married.<br> - Migration from state to state.<br>• The more you study the census page, the more clues you’ll find.<br> | There are many clues on a census page that are frequently overlooked. Studying the ages of family members, for example, may spur ideas:<br>• Look for large gaps between children. [There may a missing child or a second marriage.]<br>• Compare the ages of husband and wife. [If one is much older than the other, it may be a clue there was a second marriage.]<br>• Notice how the age of the wife compares with the oldest and the youngest child. [If she was too old or too young, this might be the child of a previous wife.]<br>• Ages and places of birth of the children can be clues to:<br> - Where the parents were married.<br> - Migration from state to state.<br>• The more you study the census page, the more clues you’ll find.<br> | ||
=== IDENTIFY POSSIBLE RELATIVES OR IN-LAWS === | === IDENTIFY POSSIBLE RELATIVES OR IN-LAWS === | ||
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'''Tip 6: '''The census closest to birth is dangerous! You’ll be so excited to find someone that looks right, you may not even verify that this is—or is not—YOUR ancestor! | '''Tip 6: '''The census closest to birth is dangerous! You’ll be so excited to find someone that looks right, you may not even verify that this is—or is not—YOUR ancestor! | ||
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Handout prepared by WA & PXH<br><br> | Handout prepared by WA & PXH<br><br> | ||
=== Exercise 1 === | === Exercise 1 === | ||
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6. Why would you search them? | 6. Why would you search them? | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:United State Census]] | ||