In the US Census each year-decade had different rules about who to count and the date to do it. Some took over a year. People were frequently asked by the census takers 'Who was living here on the date of ? (may be a few months ago)'. This accounts for some of the duplicates. My grandparents moved from Chicago to Indianapolis about the 1930 census date and were missed by both. They weren't home. Rich in LA CA --- Elizabeth Cunningham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I also have a case where a person was enumerated in > the house of her > grandmother, and a month later was enumerated with > her father. The > census taking in New Jersey that year must have been > slow, because it > took two weeks to get from Phillipsburg to Harmony, > in the same county. > > Elizabeth C > > Jenny M Benson wrote: > > > Richard Hallford wrote > > > >> read an article recently re Census in England > that said that the > >> Census information for the address was the people > who NORMALLY stay > >> their. That could mean that a person could be > listed at that address > >> on the night of the Census, but not actually be > there. I was > >> initially under the impression that it was only > those in the house on > >> the night, but that might not be so. Any thoughts > or info? > > > > > > Whoever wrote that article was incorrect. although > they reached the > > right conclusion! > > > > The instruction was to record *everyone* who was > present in the house > > on Census night - family, lodgers, boarders, > visitors, etc. > > > > However, that's not to say that that is what > always happened. Mistakes > > were made. I have at least one instance of a > person being enumerated > > in two different places and there is no way of > telling which house he > > was actually in at the time. > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
