NJGLOUCE-L@rootsweb.com writes: >A kind soul looked up the 1900 US Census for Gloucester County, NJ and >found what I'm 99% sure are are my paternal great grandfather, William >Stewart, and my great-uncles and aunts, but my maternal grandfather, >James Hunter Stewart, who was born on November 24, 1899 is not listed. > >Now, this census was supposed to list all people in the household as of >June 1, 1900. My great-grandfather was a widower at the time, my >great-grandmother having died on January 29, 1900, two months after my >grandfather was born. > >Would there be any reason why my grandfather, who would be 7 months old >at the time, would not be listed? > >Terry C >NJ Probably the baby was living with and being cared for by grandparents (perhaps maternal grandparents) if there was no one in the household to care for a young baby. Even if there was adequate housekeeping staff in the family it was often felt that a young baby needed care/supervision of a female relative. Depending on the custom of the community he could possibly have been with a wet nurse. Judy Newman