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=== Can’t find the name you are seeking? === | === Can’t find the name you are seeking? === | ||
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| | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | '''Can’t find the name you are seeking?''' | ||
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | You may not find the name you are seeking because— | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" | You may not find the name you are seeking because— | ||
*Only heads of households are listed. The person you are seeking may not have been listed in the census. Look for the head of house instead. | *Only heads of households are listed. The person you are seeking may not have been listed in the census. Look for the head of house instead. | ||
*The indexer may have missed the person or read the name wrong. See the [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|Spelling Substitution Tables]]. | *The indexer may have missed the person or read the name wrong. See the [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|Spelling Substitution Tables]]. | ||
*The person may not have been recorded in the census. | *The person may not have been recorded in the census. Find other kinds of documents at that time and place. | ||
*The census taker | *The census taker may have misspelled the name. See the [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada#Phonetic_Substitutes_Table|Phonetic Substitutes Table]]. | ||
*The person may not have lived where or when you thought he did. Look for | *The person may not have lived where or when you thought he did. Look for the person in a different locality, or in a different census year. | ||
*The name may have been spelled differently than what you looked for. See [[Guessing a Name Variation|Guessing a Name Variation]]. | *The name may have been spelled differently than what you looked for. See [[Guessing a Name Variation|Guessing a Name Variation]]. | ||
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