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Census Records The normal warnings apply for all census records. Remember that census records are not complete. Census takers made mistakes; some also had poor handwriting, and often were not too well educated. And some families did not know for sure how their name was spelled. Family members gave incorrect information. Also, watch for duplicate entries (which sometimes contained very different information for the same family - even different names!). Before 1850, the head of the household is not necessarily the oldest person in the home, and all persons in any given age group are not necessarily related or even residents of that particular house. Over the years some records have become practically illegible, which leads to further mistakes during indexing or recopying. Printed indexes contain errors - some households are missing or shown under a different spelling (which sometimes varies wildly from the original). Check printed sources thoroughly for variations of spelling. Use your imagination! Besides the obvious information of the state and county of residence, and sometimes the town, township or district, additional columns (not given here) might show number of persons not naturalized, how many are engaged in agriculture, commercial or manufacturing trades, categories for deaf, dumb & blind or aliens, number who attended school, or who cannot read or write, etc. It is necessary to know the exact structure or each census, then to check the records with care. The following can be deduced from census records. All existing records have been indexed for each state from 1790 through 1850. Complete indexes are being prepared for 1860 and later census records. Many counties are already available through local/regional genealogical societies. Check all sources you can find. If you are using a Soundex census, the Soundex Code for Story/Storey/Storie is S360. Read the following notes concerning Soundex. 1790 Census Name of head of household. Number of free white males 16 years & upwards Number of free white males under 16 Number of free white females Number of all other free persons Number of slaves Example: John Story 1-2-2 Translates into John's household containing the following persons: 1m +16, 2m -16, 2f. Supposition: John has his wife, one daughter, and 2 sons who were born between 1774-1790. Further research is required to verify this deduction. 1800 Census Name of head of household Number of free white males & females in age categories: 0-10 (b. 1790-1800) 10-16 (b. 1784-1790) 16-26 (b. 1774-1784) 26-45 (b. 1755-1774) 45 & up (b. by 1755) Example: John Story 1-0-0-1-0 2-0-0-1-0 The assumption would be that John had one son & two daughters under the age of 10, and he and his wife were both between the ages of 26-45. 1  2  3