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===='''Helpful Immigration Information from Census Records:'''==== | ===='''Helpful Immigration Information from Census Records:'''==== | ||
*Many census schedules required information that is helpful in determining when your ancestor immigrated. | *Many census schedules required information that is helpful in determining when your ancestor immigrated. | ||
{{Block indent|The 1820, 1830, and 1840 censuses had a column for the '''number of foreigners in a household.''' |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|From the 1850 census to the present, ages and '''birth places''' of each individual are listed. |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|The 1870 census had a column for male '''citizens''' of 21 years of age and older. |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|The 1880 through 1940 censuses asked for the '''place of birth of the parents'''. The 1910 and 1920 censuses asked for the '''native tongue''' of the respondent and in 1920 the native tongue of both the respondent and the parents. |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|The 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 census each had a '''citizenship column''' showing NA (naturalized), PA (first papers or declaration of intention), AL (alien—not naturalized), and year of immigration. Census records can be found at FamilySearch.org, Ancestry.com, and many other websites.<br>|2}} | |||
*While searching the census, note who the '''relatives, friends, and neighbors''' of the immigrant were. Many immigrants traveled in groups or settled among friends and relatives from their native land. Knowing the names of some relatives and friends of your ancestor will help identify him on a passenger list. And remember it wasn’t uncommon for one member of the family to come to the United States first and send for the rest of the family after getting established. | *While searching the census, note who the '''relatives, friends, and neighbors''' of the immigrant were. Many immigrants traveled in groups or settled among friends and relatives from their native land. Knowing the names of some relatives and friends of your ancestor will help identify him on a passenger list. And remember it wasn’t uncommon for one member of the family to come to the United States first and send for the rest of the family after getting established. | ||
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