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| ''[[United States Census]] [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]] [[Washington Census]]'' [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]] '''Tips'''
| | [[United States Census]] [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]] [[Washington Census]] [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]] Tips |
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| === Census Tips ===
| | Census records are extremely valuable in genealogical research. |
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| | *They reveal specifics about the family, such as names, ages, birthplaces. See [[United States Census#Contents of Federal Censuses|Contents of Federal Censuses]] |
| [[Image:Boy with binochulars-page-001.jpg|left|80px|]] Find your ancestor in every census taken while he/she was alive.
| | *They show where the family lived—the very place where other records can likely be found about them. (See [[Using the Census to find other records about ancestors|Using the Census to find other records]] |
| :::'''Why:'''
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| ::::*Relatives, such as grandchildren or married children, may live with them.
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| ::::*They may live with a child, such as a married daughter, in their later years.
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| ::::*Follow the children through censuses.
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| ::::*Neighbors may be relatives or old friends from their home state.
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| [[Image:Wedding Bands - Marriage.png |left|75px|]]Check marriages for women in the county where your ancestor was found in a census. Then find those women and their husbands the SAME census.
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| :::'''Why:'''
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| ::::*You may find sisters living in the area.
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| ::::*Your ancestor's widowed mother may have remarried. Were the women old enough to be sisters? Aunts? The mother?
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| ::::*Did any of those husbands witness your ancestor's deeds and other records? Were they near neighbors?
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| [[Image:Searching for Ancestors icon.jpg|left|75px|]]Pay close attention to the ages and birthplaces.
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| :::'''Why:'''
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| :::*Gaps in ages of children may be a clue to:
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| ::::*A second marriage of the couple: Check marriage records for this.
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| ::::*A child died young. Check cemetery, church, funeral, and other records.
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| ::::*The state or nation where the children were born is a clue to:
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| ::::*When the family migrated
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| ::::*Ages of husband and wife may be clues:
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| ::::*In a second marriage, the husband may be older than the wife.
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| ::::*Compare ages of the wife and the children:
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| ::::*The oldest child: was the wife too young to be the mother? (Child-bearing years for most women were between 16–40.)
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| ::::*The youngest child: was the wife too old?
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| [[Image:Green and White Globe.JPG|left|70px|]]Check a map to see county boundaries for the census year you want to search.
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| :::'''Why:'''<br><br>
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| :[[Image:Question mark red.jpg|left|50px|]] Ask questions to analyze what you are seeing: It is possible? Is it probable?
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| ::'''For example:'''
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| === Census Index Tips ===
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| [[Image:Check Mark Rain-drop.JPG|left|50px|]]Check another index if you did not find your family.}}
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| :'''Why:'''
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| ::::*Indexers vary in skill and accuracy
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| ::::*The quality of the image or copy they used affects the quality of the index
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| ::::*Some indexers are local and more familiar with the names or families of the area than others
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| [[Image:Green Check with person icon.JPG|left|50 px|]]Check county census indexes when online indexes fail.
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| :'''Why:'''
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| ::::*Created by local societies or groups who knew the families of the area, these indexes are often more accurate
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| ::::*Footnotes or information about the family may be added
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| ::::'''Where to find county census indexes:'''
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| ::::*Many are published in books or [[Washington Periodicals|periodicals]]
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| ::::*Search [[Washington Archives and Libraries#Libraries|online catalogs]] and check with local libraries
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| === How Censuses Can Help You Find ===
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| ==== Names of Parents ====
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| ==== Maiden Name of Mother ====
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| A child's middle name is sometimes the maiden name of the mother
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| Obituaries sometimes list maiden name of wife/mother
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| On this Wiki - [[Maiden_Names_in_the_United_States|Maiden Names in the United States]]
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| ==== How do I know this is MY person? ====
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| Family members - the more you know the more you will recognize
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| Occupation
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| Other people your ancestor knew
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| How is this going to be explained?
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| ==== Migration from another state ====
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| ==== Marriage: When and Where ====
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| ==== Immigration and Naturalization ====
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| Some federal censuses give the year of immigration.
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