In a message dated 11/4/01 12:37:43 AM Eastern Standard Time, burlcowebgal@shovergen.com writes: > While we are talking about orphans, etc. I have asked this question before > and thought I'd try again. No one has ever given me an answer ( ie knows > what it is.) I have several collateral relatives in the 1900 census that have > children with them listed in the relationship to head of household as "Taken > Child" > > Has anyone else ever run across this or know what that meant? Diane- My guess would be that it means "Taken in" to mean a child that has been taken in to be raised by the family. Joan