This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: DougCorbin51 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/412.5.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Those are either the house numbers or the family numbers. Each house and family are numbered consecutively in the order the census taker visited them. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.