Hi Joan, Concerning question 1: >Not-Reported Data > >Occasionally, some people gave the enumerator only a surname, >without any given or middle name, or the indexer may have found >this information missing or illegible. Under these circumstances, >Not Reported (NR) or a blank can appear on a card after a >surname. Cards with this NR feature appear first within a code. > >On census schedules, after the surname, some enumerators may have >recorded only initials for a person or an initial before the >middle name. Such cards are arranged alphabetically and may >appear after those with the NR-first name. They ordinarily >precede cards with full names bearing the same first letter. > >The indexers may also have encountered an NR surname, with or >without a given name and initials. Cards with an NR surname for >the head of family are on the last Soundex roll for a state or >territory, usually before the Institution Cards. Roll 34 of >California's Soundex (T737) states "Not Reported thru >Institutions," but most roll listings in this catalog do not >reference this feature. > >The NR-surname cards may include enough personal information such >as color, sex, age, street, and house number to identify a >person. Some cards also list members of the family or household >by surname and may include an indexer's remarks about possible >relationships. ======================= For more details, see the NARA site: http://www.nara.gov/publications/microfilm/census/1790-1890/part1.html Best, :-} Nicci At 12:09 PM 10/26/00, joan doyle wrote: >Hello List Members, > >I am hoping someone out there can help me with 2 Questions. > >Today I received a copy of the 1880 census index for what I had hoped would >be the family of my grandfather. Where his name is written there is also a >space for "Relationship". In that box are the initials "NR". I am >interrupting this to mean Not Related. Does this sound right? Any other >possible explanations? Listed are a husband and wife and 4 children ages >4-13..2of the 4 have the "NR" next to their names. > >Question 2 is the address on this Census form, it is listed as being in >Kearney Township, Hudson County and for the street it is written, "Back >Road". Is there anyone out there who might have more information on the >street name. The words are in capitols, for what that is worth. > >Certainly would appreciate any help with this one. > >All replies appreciated. > >Joan > > > > > >==== NJHUDSON Mailing List ==== > New people subscribe to and unsubscribe from the list each week. > You are encouraged to resubmit your queries two or three times > per year to reach new listmembers.