Comments on: Census Records: What’s in a Name? http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/census-records-whats-in-a-name/ Adventures in genealogy Wed, 08 May 2013 20:45:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Apple http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/census-records-whats-in-a-name/#comment-72 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:08:00 +0000 http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-72 I have had similar difficulty with some of the surnames in my husband’s tree. I don’t know if this would work in other areas but I’ve found that even if they moved year to year, they rarely moved far. I have a good map of the section of the city they lived in and it helps me determine which districts to start with when searching page by page. With my surnames and researching in areas that I’m less familiar with I’ve found that first name searches can often be quicker than using soundex.

]]> By: Lisa http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/census-records-whats-in-a-name/#comment-71 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:35:28 +0000 http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-71 I enjoyed reading about your struggles to find your ancestors in the census records, Donna.

I have had similar difficulties with a few families for certain years.

Thanks for the great tips and the encourage to keep trying!

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