> I think that it means the couple was married during the 12-month period > ending on June 1, 1880. I think the ages in the census were supposed to > be > stated that way and it probably is the same for a marriage - not sure of > this however. > Just thought of something else: If a person is listed on the Mortality > Schedule for a particular year, it also means they died in the year ending > June 1. > Donna Burdick When the census taker came along, regarding one's age, it was supposed to be - how old the person was the day the census was taken. That folks fudged on their age, can be seen when one compares the same person's age over 2 or more census records. As for the marriage item Karl asked about and Donna answered - I believe she is correct, that they were married in the 12 months preceeding the taking of the census. The same is true for the Mortality schedules which list folks who died in the previous 12 months - some of which may contain the cause of death for the individual. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Karl MacEachron" <karlme@earthlink.net> > To: <NYMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 9:52 AM > Subject: [NYMADISO] Census Question > > >> In the 1860 census, there is a column, to the right, that is titled >> "Married In The Year"; does that mean the census year or the prior >> 12 months? >> >> Karl MacEachron >> Fresno CA ------------------------------------------------------via webmail---- Tim Stowell tstowell@chattanooga.net