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== Searching Census Records == | == Searching Census Records == | ||
Searching online census indexes using [http://genealogy.about.com/cs/searchtips/a/ancestry_2.htm wildcards] is essential for success. | |||
When searching census records, consider the following:<br> | When searching census records, consider the following:<br> | ||
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* Accept the ages with caution. | * Accept the ages with caution. | ||
* Names may be recorded as they sound. Place names may be misspelled | * Names may be recorded as they sound. Place names may be misspelled | ||
*Information may be incorrect. | *Information may be incorrect. | ||
*When you find your family in one census, search the earlier or later census records to find additional family members and to verify details. | *When you find your family in one census, search the earlier or later census records to find additional family members and to verify details. | ||
*Individuals missing from a family may be listed elsewhere in the census..<br> | *Individuals missing from a family may be listed elsewhere in the census..<br> | ||