On Wednesday, April 27, 2005, at 02:00 PM, NYQUEENS-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Would anybody be able to help me figure out what the symbol is in the > married column in the 1900 census. The Roll is 1147 , Book 1,page 96. > The person in question is Mary Welsh about half way down the page.I > think it maybe a "D" for divorced but i am not sure. If anybody could > take a look at the page who is familar with the census coding i would > be very thankful. The Woman is my Great grand mother and i am trying > to find out more about that side of the family. > Thank You. > Yes, Bill, that is a 'D' for divorced. Marilynn From beautiful Whidbey Island