I think only the 1900-1930 censuses show street names and house numbers and then usually only in urban areas. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roots Webmaster" <roots@bfn.org> To: <NYERIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 11:28 AM Subject: Re: [NYERIE] Census lookup - Buffalo 1930 > > Minor correction: the *digitized* censuses might not be searchable that > way. But the original manuscripts, as seen on microfilm, are indeed > arranged in geographical order. That's what makes census microfilms a > great source for people who are researching their houses. They need only > know the address, not the occupants. > > Nevertheless, I thought you could browse them in the order that the pages > appear on the film--for example, you can read a whole ward or town if you > wish. Have Ancestry and Heritage Quest eliminated that feature? > > On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Wendy wrote: > >> Hi Dave >> U.S. census are set up differently from the U.K., in most cases you cant >> do >> an address look up. >> Do you have any names, ages, & occupations I can search genealogy.com & >> ancestry.com's indexes for you. >> Wendy Temple >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "David Critchley" <dcritchley@blueyonder.co.uk> >> To: <NYERIE-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 5:33 AM >> Subject: [NYERIE] Census lookup - Buffalo 1930 >> >> >> > I live in England but I need someone to look up the address, in the >> > 1930 >> Buffalo census, of 419 Prospect Avenue. Please tell me how lived there. >> Cheers. Dave. >> > >> > >> > ==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== >> > To contact the List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> >> > See the Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ >> > >> > ============================== >> > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your >> > ancestors >> at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: >> http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 >> > >> > >> >> >> >> ==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== >> To contact the List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> >> See the Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ >> >> ============================== >> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >> >> > > -=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=- > Webmaster: Cynthia Van Ness, MLS -- roots AT bfn DOT org > Roots: The Buffalo NY Genealogy Forum -- http://www.bfn.org/~roots > With obits, vital records, city directories & hundreds of local links > > > ==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== > To contact the List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> > See the Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

Actually, 1880 census was the first to record exact address. See: http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=1279 On Sat, 8 Jan 2005, Chris Andrle wrote: > I think only the 1900-1930 censuses show street names and house numbers and > then usually only in urban areas. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roots Webmaster" <roots@bfn.org> > To: <NYERIE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 11:28 AM > Subject: Re: [NYERIE] Census lookup - Buffalo 1930 > > > > > > Minor correction: the *digitized* censuses might not be searchable that > > way. But the original manuscripts, as seen on microfilm, are indeed > > arranged in geographical order. That's what makes census microfilms a > > great source for people who are researching their houses. They need only > > know the address, not the occupants. > > > > Nevertheless, I thought you could browse them in the order that the pages > > appear on the film--for example, you can read a whole ward or town if you > > wish. Have Ancestry and Heritage Quest eliminated that feature? > > > > On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Wendy wrote: > > > >> Hi Dave > >> U.S. census are set up differently from the U.K., in most cases you cant > >> do > >> an address look up. > >> Do you have any names, ages, & occupations I can search genealogy.com & > >> ancestry.com's indexes for you. > >> Wendy Temple > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "David Critchley" <dcritchley@blueyonder.co.uk> > >> To: <NYERIE-L@rootsweb.com> > >> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 5:33 AM > >> Subject: [NYERIE] Census lookup - Buffalo 1930 > >> > >> > >> > I live in England but I need someone to look up the address, in the > >> > 1930 > >> Buffalo census, of 419 Prospect Avenue. Please tell me how lived there. > >> Cheers. Dave. > >> > > >> > > >> > ==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== > >> > To contact the List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> > >> > See the Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > >> > > >> > ============================== > >> > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your > >> > ancestors > >> at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > >> http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> ==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== > >> To contact the List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> > >> See the Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > >> > >> ============================== > >> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > >> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >> > >> > > > > -=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=- > > Webmaster: Cynthia Van Ness, MLS -- roots AT bfn DOT org > > Roots: The Buffalo NY Genealogy Forum -- http://www.bfn.org/~roots > > With obits, vital records, city directories & hundreds of local links > > > > > > ==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== > > To contact the List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> > > See the Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > > > ============================== > > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > ==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== > To contact the List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> > See the Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > -=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=- Webmaster: Cynthia Van Ness, MLS -- roots AT bfn DOT org Roots: The Buffalo NY Genealogy Forum -- http://www.bfn.org/~roots With obits, vital records, city directories & hundreds of local links