Thank you for your response. I have actually started doing that but it has been quite tedious. I am looking in Springfield and West Springfield and got through about 6,500 individuals in Springfield so far and have thousands more to go. Took a couple hours to get through the first bunch. Is this the way you did it? Did you do this through the computer or hard copy of the census? Thanks, Erin >From: "D Davis" <adcc4d@peoplepc.com> >Reply-To: MA-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com >To: MA-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [MA-CENSUS] searching 1900 census records >Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 15:06:07 -0400 > >Erin, > Sometimes you have to search the census by hand..I found my family in >the 1900,1910 and 1920 census not my name but by where they lived.In each >census they had a different last name.The first time they used a middle >name >as the last name,the second they used a maiden name and the third time they >used there real last name.So I had to look through the census page by page. >Hope this helps you. >Annette >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Erin Casey" <ecas78@hotmail.com> >To: <MA-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 9:18 PM >Subject: [MA-CENSUS] searching 1900 census records > > > > I have access to the 1900 Census records for the US (I am willing to do > > look-ups if anyone would like me to). I have been able to find a few of >my > > ancestors in it but am having trouble finding others. One family that I >have > > been unable to find is Morris O'Brien, his wife Margaret Harrington, and > > their children: David, Lawrence, Jack (john?), James, Maurice, Bridget, > > Ellen, Harry, Grover, Mary, and Frances. I believe they were living in > > Springfield (or West Springfield), Hampden Co. MA in 1900. I know David >was > > born on July 4, 1881 in Russell, MA. I have tried all variations of >Morris > > and O'Brien that I can think of and still nothing. I am only able to >search > > my records by head of household. If anyone knows of a good search engine >for > > the 1900 Census records or has any other helpful information please let >me > > know. Thanks! > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > ==== MA-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List ==== > > To transcribe a census please volunteer at > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/map.htm > > > > ============================== > > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > > > > > >==== MA-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List ==== >To view completed census transcriptions online >http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/inv/index.html > >============================== >Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history >learning and how-to articles on the Internet. >http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

Erin, First I looked through a city directory.Found out where they lived and went from there.I searced the census thru www.ancestry.com. . I was looking in Michigan,so I called the local library,to find out what ward the address I was searching was in. You can call the Boston Public Libray.They will do one look up for you,if they have the time.They will not do a census look up,but they will look in the old city directory for you.I'd ask for the year before and the year after the census.And remember wards change from census to census. Hope this helps. Annette ----- Original Message ----- From: "Erin Casey" <ecas78@hotmail.com> To: <MA-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 3:12 PM Subject: Re: [MA-CENSUS] searching 1900 census records > Thank you for your response. I have actually started doing that but it has > been quite tedious. I am looking in Springfield and West Springfield and > got through about 6,500 individuals in Springfield so far and have thousands > more to go. Took a couple hours to get through the first bunch. Is this > the way you did it? Did you do this through the computer or hard copy of > the census? > > Thanks, > Erin > > > >From: "D Davis" <adcc4d@peoplepc.com> > >Reply-To: MA-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com > >To: MA-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [MA-CENSUS] searching 1900 census records > >Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 15:06:07 -0400 > > > >Erin, > > Sometimes you have to search the census by hand..I found my family in > >the 1900,1910 and 1920 census not my name but by where they lived.In each > >census they had a different last name.The first time they used a middle > >name > >as the last name,the second they used a maiden name and the third time they > >used there real last name.So I had to look through the census page by page. > >Hope this helps you. > >Annette > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Erin Casey" <ecas78@hotmail.com> > >To: <MA-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 9:18 PM > >Subject: [MA-CENSUS] searching 1900 census records > > > > > > > I have access to the 1900 Census records for the US (I am willing to do > > > look-ups if anyone would like me to). I have been able to find a few of > >my > > > ancestors in it but am having trouble finding others. One family that I > >have > > > been unable to find is Morris O'Brien, his wife Margaret Harrington, and > > > their children: David, Lawrence, Jack (john?), James, Maurice, Bridget, > > > Ellen, Harry, Grover, Mary, and Frances. I believe they were living in > > > Springfield (or West Springfield), Hampden Co. MA in 1900. I know David > >was > > > born on July 4, 1881 in Russell, MA. I have tried all variations of > >Morris > > > and O'Brien that I can think of and still nothing. I am only able to > >search > > > my records by head of household. If anyone knows of a good search engine > >for > > > the 1900 Census records or has any other helpful information please let > >me > > > know. Thanks! > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > > > > ==== MA-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List ==== > > > To transcribe a census please volunteer at > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/map.htm > > > > > > ============================== > > > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > > > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > > > > > > > > > > >==== MA-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List ==== > >To view completed census transcriptions online > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/inv/index.html > > > >============================== > >Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > >learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > >http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > ==== MA-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List ==== > To Unsubscribe from regular mail mode, send the command "unsubscribe" to MA-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > >