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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'''


=== Value of Censuses ===
=== Census Tips ===
Census records are extremely valuable in genealogical research. They:
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#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.
#Locate the family in the very places where other records about them were likely created. (See [[Using the Census to find other records about ancestors|Using the Census to find other records]]
:::'''Why:'''
#'''Provide clues''' that help you learn even more about them.
::::*Relatives, such as grandchildren or married children, may live with them.
::::*They may live with a child, such as a married daughter, in their later years.
::::*Follow the children through censuses.
::::*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.
:::'''Why:'''
::::*You may find sisters living in the area.
::::*Your ancestor's widowed mother may have remarried. Were the women old enough to be sisters? Aunts? The mother?
::::*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.
:::'''Why:'''
:::*Gaps in ages of children may be a clue to:
::::*A second marriage of the couple: Check marriage records for this.
::::*A child died young. Check cemetery, church, funeral, and other records.
::::*The state or nation where the children were born is a clue to:
::::*When the family migrated
::::*Ages of husband and wife may be clues:
::::*In a second marriage, the husband may be older than the wife.
::::*Compare ages of the wife and the children:
::::*The oldest child: was the wife too young to be the mother? (Child-bearing years for most women were between 16–40.)
::::*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.
:::'''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?
::'''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.}}
:'''Why:'''
::::*Indexers vary in skill and accuracy
::::*The quality of the image or copy they used affects the quality of the index
::::*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.
:'''Why:'''
::::*Created by local societies or groups who knew the families of the area, these indexes are often more accurate
::::*Footnotes or information about the family may be added
::::'''Where to find county census indexes:'''
::::*Many are published in books or [[Washington Periodicals|periodicals]]
::::*Search [[Washington Archives and Libraries#Libraries|online catalogs]] and check with local libraries


Helping you make the most of all these values is the purpose of this article.
=== How Censuses Can Help You Find ===


=== Effective Census Tips ===
==== Names of Parents ====
{{Tip|Find your ancestor in every census taken while he/she was alive. This includes territorial and state-funded censuses.}}
'''Why:'''
*Relatives, such as grandchildren or married children, may live with them
*They may live with a child, such as a married daughter, in their later years
*Neighbors may be relatives or old friends from their home state.


{{Tip|Check marriages for women in every county where your ancestor was found in a census, then search the SAME census for the husbands.}}
==== Maiden Name of Mother  ====
'''Why:'''
*You may find sisters living in the area.
*Your ancestor's widowed mother may have remarried. In those censuses, were the women the right age(s) to be sisters? Aunts? The mother?
*One of the husbands and your ancestor may have witnessed one anothers' deeds or other documents, perhaps suggesting they have become relatives.


{{Tip|Pay close attention to the ages and birthplaces.}}
A child's middle name is sometimes the maiden name of the mother  
'''Why:'''
*Gaps in ages of children may be a clue to:
**A second marriage of the couple: Check marriage records for this.
**A child died young. Check cemetery, church, funeral, and other records.
*Where the children were born (state, nation) may be a clue to:
**When the family migrated
*Ages of husband and wife may be clues:
**In a second marriage, the husband may be older than the wife.
*Compare ages of the wife and the children:
**The oldest child: was the wife too young to be the mother? (Child-bearing years for most women were between 16–40.)
**The youngest child: was the wife too old?


Obituaries sometimes list maiden name of wife/mother


{{Tip|Ask questions to analyze what you are seeing: It is possible? Is it probable?}}
On this Wiki - [[Maiden_Names_in_the_United_States|Maiden Names in the United States]]
'''For example:'''


=== Census Tips for What You Want to Learn ===
==== How do I know this is MY person? ====


==== Names of Parents ====
Family members - the more you know the more you will recognize
Occupation


==== Maiden Name of Mother ====
Other people your ancestor knew
 
How is this going to be explained?
==== How do I know this is MY person? ====


==== Migration from another state ====
==== Migration from another state ====
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