Ethelind, Thank you so much. Whether he is mine or not I don't know, but at least we have a Peter in CT in the correct timeframe. I have found with some of my other families that I had to do a great deal of collecting, before the ones that were actually mine, began to be apparent. You are providing a great and kind service and I will plan to send for this collection in the near future. Thanks again. Susan Eppich ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ethelind Wright" <ethelind@earthlink.net> To: <ME-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2001 6:11 PM Subject: Re: Peter J/T McCarthy > Only one Peter McCarthy born CT within 5 years of 1860 popped up in 1880: > > Census Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut > Source: FHL Film 1254105 National Archives Film T9-0105 Page > 443A > Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace > Thomas MCCARTHY Self M M W 42 IRELAND > Occ: Policeman Fa: IRELAND Mo: IRELAND > Ellen MCCARTHY Wife F M W 41 IRELAND > Occ: Keeping House Fa: IRELAND Mo: IRELAND > Peter MCCARTHY Son M S W 16 CT > Occ: At Home Fa: IRELAND Mo: IRELAND > Lizzie MCCARTHY Dau F S W 15 CT > Occ: At Home Fa: IRELAND Mo: IRELAND > John N. MCCARTHY Son M S W 13 CT > Occ: At School Fa: IRELAND Mo: IRELAND > Mary QUINN Sister F S W 25 CONNECTICUT > Occ: Corset Maker Fa: IRELAND Mo: IRELAND > Katie QUINLAN Other F S W 22 CONNECTICUT > Occ: Corset Maker Fa: IRELAND Mo: IRELAND > John H DILLON Other M S W 22 CONNECTICUT > Occ: Grocer Retail > > The LDC 1880 census is a transcription and as such is prone to > transcription errors, but it has a searchable national index and is well > worth the price. > > Lin > > At 02:54 PM 8/19/01 -0500, you wrote: > >Hi Barbara, > > > >If you have the 1880 census for Ct in your collection I could use some help. > >My great uncle Peter J. or T. McCarthy has been pretty kind from 1900 onward > >with his census info, but from birth until then is pretty much a blank. (Not > >sure if the initial is a J or a T.) > > > >On his Chicago 1900 census he states that he was born in Ct in 1860 and that > >his parents were both born in NY state. I was recently in Ct with my > >husband but where we were staying did not have census info. However, it was > >suggested that I should try to track him down in the 1880 census, where he > >should appear to be 20 years. > > > >Of course he could have been in IL by then. Unfortunately, I have not found > >Chicago's records to be very organized. They are in 11 separate locations > >and no one seems to know what the other has. There is not a cross index. > > > >It seems that he and his wife Mary Ralston were probably md about 1893, but > >no idea of the location. He was a bar tender or an Inn Keeper (my mom > >thought he ran a restaurant). > > > >I am not sure how the 1880 census records are organized. If there is a > >national index, that would be great. But if something shows up in the Ct > >1880 census that would be fine. > > > >Thanks for your time and generosity. > > > >Susan Eppich > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <Riwilak@aol.com> > >To: <ME-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2001 1:16 PM > >Subject: Helpful info for doing lookups > > > > > > > I have done several 1880 census lookups on this and other census-lookup > > > sites. Often there is nothing but a name. Other information such a date > >of > > > birth, place of birth, ethnicity (Asian, Black, Mexican, Mulatto, Native > > > American, White, or unknown) can narrow down a search. County where the > > > person lived at the time of the census, if known is a bonus. Names of > > > siblings or children often lead to a "find" when a name is slightly > >different. > > > > > > Additionally, it would be appreciated if no more than 2 or 3 actual > >lookups > > > at a time are requested. Most of us volunteers are grateful for the > > > opportunity to give back to the genealogy community because we have > >received > > > so much. However, we do have personal priorities. > > > > > > Thank you for your consideration. 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