Correct. 1840 is just head of household and person counts within various age groups. The age groups are much narrower than previous census and discrimate in 5 and ten year increments as follows: <5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90 90-100 >100 for each gender. > -----Original Message----- > From: Susan Jones [mailto:[email protected]] > > Is my old brain playing tricks on me or am I correct when I > say there is no real family information on the 1840 and > earlier census? It did not start until 1850 when the listing