And I have found my grandfather enumerated as a child living with his
parents in New York City and enumerated with his fellow students at a boarding
school in northern Connecticut. Boy he moved fast. I realize that the likely
happening is that his parents named him when they should not have.
Howland Davis
-----Original Message-----
From: Diane Murach <[email protected]>
To: legacyusergroup <[email protected]>
Sent: Fri, Oct 23, 2015 10:30 am
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Re: Census event vs source
Very good point as I have found it both ways. A person living on April 1st but
not reported on the census as they had died in between as well as well as a
person not born yet who was reported on the census. Keeps us on our
toes!
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian L. Lightfoot
[mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2015 7:36 AM
To:
[email protected]
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Re: Census event vs
source
You are confusing the date of the census with the date the enumerator
finally made it to that household. For example, the 1930 and 1940 US Census each
contain the statement at the top of the form, "Name of each person whose usual
place of residence on April 1, 1940 (or 1930), was in this household." It may
not have been until June when the enumerator got around to a specific household
but the data on the form was supposed to be valid as of April 1. If a family
member died on April 2 or later, and the enumerator made his rounds later in
June, then that person's name would still be listed on the census.
The actual
date that the census was taken by the enumerator which is hand-written in on
each census page is of little value because it can sometime appear to show
invalid information as you suggested in the case of a person that had died. If
you pay attention to the official date of the census which is preprinted on each
page, then your dead person was indeed alive and present on that date, was
listed with the family, and was certainly an event for him.
Brian in
California
-----Original Message-----
From: William Boswell
[mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2015 6:02 AM
To:
[email protected]
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Re: Census event vs
source
I don't see it as a real event because if a person listed on the
census was dead at the time the census was taken (and is listed with the family)
then how could it be an event for that person? My great grandfather was said to
be lying in a casket in the parlor when the census taker arrived. It could have
been an event for him, but I wouldn't say he was actively involved in it.
The
other thing about the census is we don't know if the entire family was there at
the time. Not being witness to it we can't say for certain it was an event for
each family member. The head of household could have been the only one filling
out the information which is why there are always discrepancies.
Years ago I
used to list the census as an event, but found it was just duplication because I
also used it as a source. I still find some of them in my data that were never
deleted.
Bill Boswell
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