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I look at the descriptions of the enumeration districts, which so far have included streets or roads. It helps that I had some idea where the people I was looking for lived, and was not looking in somewhere like LA or NYC.
Yeah. I'm only one year old in the census and could remember some addresses and neighborhoods as growing up so plodding through the ED lists was slow going at first (for St. Louis) but got better as I got used to it. Then you follow the census taker up and down streets until you find the address.
I'm missing an aunt and my grandmother -- they will probably be together somewhere but are not in the index and I don't recall the address.
Is it possible that some people were actually not counted in the census (even if they were legal US residents/citizens) at the time?
Absolutely. Some did not want to be in the census.
One thing I've noticed about the 1950. The census takers write "not at home" which means that lots of people aren't recorded. In past censuses, they would ask the neighbors to give info, or supposedly return to the address when someone was there. It's odd.
Okay so I found my grandfather and he is on the last line of the first page, it says household continued on next page but there is only one page…….any insight?
Continued on next sheet box is checked off. Scan says one of one.
Okay so I found my grandfather and he is on the last line of the first page, it says household continued on next page but there is only one page…….any insight?
Continued on next sheet box is checked off. Scan says one of one.
Find the record for the enumeration district. All the pages should be together.
Absolutely. Some did not want to be in the census.
One thing I've noticed about the 1950. The census takers write "not at home" which means that lots of people aren't recorded. In past censuses, they would ask the neighbors to give info, or supposedly return to the address when someone was there. It's odd.
They did return. The people they found will be on a different page from the not at home page.
Absolutely. Some did not want to be in the census.
One thing I've noticed about the 1950. The census takers write "not at home" which means that lots of people aren't recorded. In past censuses, they would ask the neighbors to give info, or supposedly return to the address when someone was there. It's odd.
One location I looked at had a number of "Not at Home" lines. They all showed up on page 71, on a return visit.
I found my family (I was 4 at the time) and my grandparents (they lived across the street) and my first wife's family (she was 5). All in the same county in southern Ohio.
I look at the descriptions of the enumeration districts, which so far have included streets or roads. It helps that I had some idea where the people I was looking for lived, and was not looking in somewhere like LA or NYC.
I am not sure how helpful that would be even if one looks at the descriptions because streets can be very long in big cities and if you don't know the street number you are still looking at multiple enumeration districts (like in NYC) which takes a long time and a lot of patience.
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Originally Posted by Hollytree
Absolutely. Some did not want to be in the census.
One thing I've noticed about the 1950. The census takers write "not at home" which means that lots of people aren't recorded. In past censuses, they would ask the neighbors to give info, or supposedly return to the address when someone was there. It's odd.
I too noticed some "not at home" entries which I hadn't seen in prior censuses. I definitely understand people not wanting to be included in the census but neighbors can't really give accurate information especially in large cities (where people don't always know their neighbors). As for returning to an address for a second time, it doesn't always mean the census would find someone home at another time and perhaps people simply didn't answer door if they want to be included in the census.
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