Can a deceased child be counted in the census?

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Can a deceased child be counted in the census?

Legg inn av Gjest » 10 sep 2006 05:48:27

I finally located my father in the 1910 census, age 3 and living with
his parents in New Jersey. On the line below him is a sister I never
knew he had, Cleo B age 8/12. On his mothers line under Mother of how
many children is written:
Number born, 2
Number still living, 1
Does this mean Cleo B died before the census, at 8 months old, but was
still included?
If already dead at the time of the census, what year she was born ?

Maybe she died while the census taker was at the door.

Bill

Henry Brownlee

Re: Can a deceased child be counted in the census?

Legg inn av Henry Brownlee » 10 sep 2006 06:55:17

<Ludlow53@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1157863707.597494.296900@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
I finally located my father in the 1910 census, age 3 and living
with
his parents in New Jersey. On the line below him is a sister I never
knew he had, Cleo B age 8/12. On his mothers line under Mother of
how
many children is written:
Number born, 2
Number still living, 1
Does this mean Cleo B died before the census, at 8 months old, but
was
still included?
If already dead at the time of the census, what year she was born ?

Maybe she died while the census taker was at the door.

Bill

In short, yes they can. The 1910 Census was as of 15 April 1910.

Sometimes it was months from the "as of" date before a family was
contacted. You did not state on what date your family was enumerated
(it is at the top of the sheet). It is possible the baby was alive on
15 April 1910 but died subsequently. If a person died before 15 April
1910 they were not counted (according to the rules - but not always
adhered to). Likewise, if they died after 15 April 1910 they were
counted even if they were deceased by the time the enumerator called
on the family. It appears your aunt was counted under these
circumstances; she was likely born in 1909.
--
Henry Brownlee
Houma, Louisiana

Lyn Nunn

Re: Can a deceased child be counted in the census?

Legg inn av Lyn Nunn » 10 sep 2006 07:00:36

Bill

Are you sure that your father's mother is the same woman and that your
grandfather hadn't married twice?

regards

Lyn
in Oz.
<Ludlow53@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1157863707.597494.296900@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
I finally located my father in the 1910 census, age 3 and living with
his parents in New Jersey. On the line below him is a sister I never
knew he had, Cleo B age 8/12. On his mothers line under Mother of how
many children is written:
Number born, 2
Number still living, 1
Does this mean Cleo B died before the census, at 8 months old, but was
still included?
If already dead at the time of the census, what year she was born ?

Maybe she died while the census taker was at the door.

Bill

Henry Brownlee

Re: Can a deceased child be counted in the census?

Legg inn av Henry Brownlee » 10 sep 2006 07:08:35

"Lyn Nunn" <nlyn@telstra.com> wrote in message
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Bill

Are you sure that your father's mother is the same woman and that
your
grandfather hadn't married twice?

regards

Lyn
in Oz.

A possibility, of course. We sometimes learn of other marriages of our
ancestors quite by surprise! But Bill should look at the column
"Number of Years of Present Marriage." That should help clear up that
question. <G>

--
Henry Brownlee
Houma, Louisiana

Gjest

Re: Can a deceased child be counted in the census?

Legg inn av Gjest » 10 sep 2006 07:10:15

The date at the top of the sheet is April 22, so your saying she
probably died the previous week?

In short, yes they can. The 1910 Census was as of 15 April 1910.
Sometimes it was months from the "as of" date before a family was
contacted. You did not state on what date your family was enumerated
(it is at the top of the sheet). It is possible the baby was alive on
15 April 1910 but died subsequently. If a person died before 15 April
1910 they were not counted (according to the rules - but not always
adhered to). Likewise, if they died after 15 April 1910 they were
counted even if they were deceased by the time the enumerator called
on the family. It appears your aunt was counted under these
circumstances; she was likely born in 1909.
--
Henry Brownlee
Houma, Louisiana

Henry Brownlee

Re: Can a deceased child be counted in the census?

Legg inn av Henry Brownlee » 10 sep 2006 07:30:58

<Ludlow53@aol.com> wrote in message
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The date at the top of the sheet is April 22, so your saying she
probably died the previous week?


No, I cannot say; but it is a good possibility.
--
Henry Brownlee
Houma, Louisiana

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