How Do You Gather Information From A Census Report?
Perhaps you are doing research for a grant, genealogy or a project at your work place and it requires you to read census reports. Here’s how to you decipher what you are examining. When you first look at a census report, you will notice the information at the top of the form. Each census report may gather slightly different information. All should tell you which community, county, state the information was gathered from. Some will even tell you which district. The top of the form also tells you the name of the person who completed the form and the date it was completed. Across the page will be several columns. Each column has a heading which tells you what the column represents. Since 1850, all census reports have listed each individual in a home. Prior to that the census report only listed the name of the Head of Household. Prior to 1870 census reports the color of the person was listed. There are separate Slave Schedules if you are researching black heritage. The forms list professio
