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Show TheSalt Lake Tribune HOME & FAMILY Friday. F ry 14, 1997 DS Federal Census Questionnaires: When Growth Is Good Like everything else the gov- owned it, ernment does, the federal census has grown magnificently since the We only their tradeor pro! on loan more than y History mall fee to defray first one was conducted in 1790. the worked in and whether they were quired. " z wage tion for en te sreater etal on what in- Somewere more co: petent than nost compe y. edite dbby usiness they earners or salaried employ- ees 22nd federal census, which will be or 1850 As any g good p only six questions. Heaven only That first census consisted of knows how manywill be in the industry dered merators weren't printed until whether it was mort gaged or “free.” GENEALOGY ave them. although nited to the state is. Censuses A few words of caution about takenin 2000, but bythe 14th cen sus, enumerated in 1920, the list of questions was up to 29 census records. The older they are, theless reliable, presumably others. Andeven the tent enumerators re censuses were provided neither a given to them by desig Enumerators for thefirst three The 1920 census is the latest information. one available to the public,so ge- TERENCE L. DAY printed list of questions nor paper norance by the nealogical reference books don’t list questions asked in the seven where they lived and how many to record the answers. They were paid at most cents per person swered the door. Othe wereintroduced when en people werein the family, but we enumerated and were lucky tors mation is kept confidential for 72 or ownedtheir home. and if they years after enumeration, This also discover whetherthey rented break evenon expenses to heard Uniform instructions for enu- jon each census cont andra d false It may censusessince that time. Inthe in- terests of privacy, census infor- ‘ have been political affiliation pers¢ misinterpreted s done on mi n themat what y Genealogists smile when read means that answers you gave on the 1990 census won't be available to researchers until 2062 Genealogists are grateful for the growth of the federal censuses because the more questions are asked, the more information is available for them The first census is painfully sparse on information. It reveals onlythe nameofthe head of the family and the number of free white males 16 years and older, free white males under 16, free white females, number of slaves f and the number other people in the home. The townor district in which the family resided may or maynot have been included. The most frustrating limitations, of course, are having only the nameof the headofthe family and numbers of people listed in age. lave and other group- Sy re, this information » bi ing: is valuable, but names and ages would be worth ever so much more Thesecondcensus improved on this by specifying = more age si groups: 0to 10, 10 to 16, 16 to 26. 26 to 45, and 45 and older. An ; number of free white males 16to 18 years old. This question leads ‘ to someconfusion, because any- i one listed in this columnalso should appear in the 16-26 Armed with improved age information, however, genealogists are better equipped to sort out fam- ilies The 1830 census furtherrefines ages, nowbreaking family mem- vraiapoaind’ aeeset MPACORO)ga MI Soars inal group for anyone over 100 [ee aL y Sy:og ; F i inBe ~ WINDOW cal ( oii “Sitio, oe cones soca recording the namesofall mem- MLL Deu COVERINGS ES; ee Pee0 pees whats aoe BOE until - GEMSTONES *CULTURED PEARLS vesafatousiald Genetonts 1850-1920 censuses can'ttullyap. hey squint into their first census iy ee oe the - of fam- HIROMI)ag Peon ReQORIayitay Ries Aristrts aL (aa A iD APPAREL 1920"conseprovideuswith«| meaningful sketchof our ances. 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